The House Between The Tides

Sarah Maine, Hodder & Stoughton, £8.99

The novel that was previously known as Bhalla Strand is Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2018.

Set in the atmospheric Outer Hebrides, Maine’s debut introduces us to Hetty Devereaux who leaves her London to take up residence in Muirlan, her ancestral Scottish home.

As he embarks on repairs she uncovers secrets of the past that haunt her present.

OUR VERDICT 8/10