‘Taylor is superb at voices from another, or any, age. Annie is utterly convincing… Ben too is a touching figure’
Description
Set in a Tyneside fishing village, Herring Girl moves effortlessly between 1898 and 2007 as twelve-year-old Ben finds himself the unlikely conduit for Annie, a herring girl who lived – and died – a century earlier. As Ben tries to unravel the puzzle of Annie’s death, he is drawn irresistibly into her long-vanished world.
Bringing the startling story of Annie’s life and curious death vividly to life, this brilliantly realised historical mystery introduces a cast of unforgettable characters, and reveals how the secrets of our past are never too far away.
Reviews
‘This powerfully atmospheric novel absolutely enthralled me…I was utterly gripped…It’s brilliantly plotted, beautifully written, full of memorable characters and steeped in so much local flavour you can almost taste the kippers’
‘A great read’
‘Fascinating… A beautiful, skilled book and a thoroughly riveting read’
