And Maddie, now alone in a foreign country, must begin to figure out who she is and what she wants. Each day the two men go off to hunt the monster, while another monster, Hitler, is devastating Europe. Joined by their friend Hank, a wealthy socialite, the three make their way to Scotland in the midst of war.

To Maddie’s horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father’s favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and when he finds it he will restore his father’s name and return to his father’s good graces (and pocketbook). Think Scottish Downton Abbey.Īfter embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis’s father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son’s inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. In her stunning new novel, Gruen returns to the kind of storytelling she excelled at in Water for Elephants: a historical timeframe in an unusual setting with a moving love story. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review. Her newest novel comes out the last day of this month and I cannot wait 😀 Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE historical fiction?! Well in case I haven’t 😉 I LOVE historical fiction and Sara Gruen is one of my favorites. Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are all eagerly anticipating.

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