Review: Authentic Life and Love in 1830s Scotland
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2012
I'm more used to reading Chris Longmuir's excellent crime fiction, so this departure intrigued me. This novel did not disappoint. From the first page, the reader is transported to a Scottish fishing village in the 1830s. With a strong cast of characters, A Salt Splashed Cradle tells a fascinating tale about the detailed everyday life of the fishing community and the impact on that community by the arrival of beautiful, incomer Belle. Although married to one of the young fishermen, Belle is not immune to the attentions of the local Laird's son. Belle is an unusually well rounded character, neither wholly good nor completely bad, and the story of her difficulties in being accepted into her new family ensures an absorbing read.