Myth Keeper

‘A spell-binding page-turner’ LORI INGLIS HALL, author of The Shock of the LightOn Cornwall’s wild coast, an ancient secret threatens a love just beginning. Cornwall, 1843. When a mysterious voice warns twenty-year-old Florence to flee a collapsing mine, she becomes the sole survivor of a disaster that kills six men. Branded as the woman saved by piskies, she accepts a position as companion to the mother of Arctic explorer Thomas Rosevear, whose long-missing twin sister was rumoured to be taken by the very creatures that rescued Florence. Tasked with pretending to commune with piskies to comfort Thomas's grieving mother, Florence instead finds herself surrounded by uncanny happenings at the family's crumbling coastal estate. As she and Thomas fall in love, whispers of a curse and the truth behind Jane's disappearance force Florence to confront the dark magic lurking beneath Cornwall's ancient folklore - before it destroys them both…PRAISE FOR THE MYTH KEEPER:‘Haunting, ingenious, and utterly captivating, The Myth Keeper is historical fiction at its finest' MICHELLE MORAN, bestselling author of Cleopatra's Daughter'Linda Wilgus skillfully weaves mythology and historic detail into this sumptuously atmospheric period romance, crammed full of Cornish folklore, with a compelling mystery at its heart.’ FIONA VALPY, author of Sisters of the Midnight Sun'A stunning novel rich with folklore, myth, and mystery, all perfectly wrapped in a captivating romance.’ BEX HOGAN, author of Nettle‘Rich and satisfying, with beautiful writing, a sweeping love story and lashings of magic, mystery and intrigue…A perfect read!' TRACY REES, author of The Elopement