All Our Beautiful Goodbyes: A Novel
From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an epic tale of unrequited love that is by turns breathtaking, heartbreaking--and utterly unforgettable.
1946: World War II is over, and Emma Clarkson is poised to take flight. With dreams of attending university, she's ready to leave behind the wild beauty of Sable Island, the only home she's ever known. But when a handsome British sea captain is rescued from a nearby shipwreck, her destiny is forever changed.
Emma falls deeply in love with Oliver Harris, but their romance is not meant to be. Oliver returns to the sea, while Emma vows to forget him and pursue her own ambitions. When a handsome veterinarian arrives on the island to study the wild horses, Emma finds love again, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems...
1995: Mourning the death of her beloved grandmother, Joanna Griffin is shocked to learn that her grandfather once loved a young woman named Emma, but lies, betrayals, and catastrophic events separated them forever. As Joanna crosses an ocean to solve the secrets of her grandfather's past, she learns that love is a powerful force, even mightier than the passage of time...
A shining thread of hope illuminates this epic tale of lost love and fallen dreams, set in the remote splendor of Nova Scotia and spanning decades.
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All Our Beautiful Goodbyes by Julianne MacLean is a book I didn't want to stop reading. Set on the beautiful Sable Island, it is a tale of youth, love, loss, growth, and deep soul longing. Our main female character Emma lives on Sable Island with her father. She is young, hopeful, and excited to begin her studies at university. In 1946, there was a shipwreck along the shores of her island. This propels the older, handsome, and captivating Captain Oliver Harris into her life. She becomes infatuated with the Captain, but things don't work out quite the way she envisions and she ends up heartbroken.
This book features a time jump to 1995 when a young woman named Joanna is grieving over her grandmother. She is shocked to discover that her grandfather fell in love with another woman on Sable Island long ago, but they were separated by lies, bad timing, and miscommunication. Joanna is fascinated by the story and decides to learn all she can about Sable Island and the young woman her grandfather loved so long ago.
I loved this book. It is full of longing, passion, and real-life events that made my heart ache. The author does an amazing job describing the inner turmoil of the main characters. I felt Emma's yearning and heartache and the Captain's hesitancy as well as his longing for her. I didn't want the book to end. I also loved the descriptions of the island and the horses. They seemed to come alive on the pages.
Thank you to Lake Union Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
This book features a time jump to 1995 when a young woman named Joanna is grieving over her grandmother. She is shocked to discover that her grandfather fell in love with another woman on Sable Island long ago, but they were separated by lies, bad timing, and miscommunication. Joanna is fascinated by the story and decides to learn all she can about Sable Island and the young woman her grandfather loved so long ago.
I loved this book. It is full of longing, passion, and real-life events that made my heart ache. The author does an amazing job describing the inner turmoil of the main characters. I felt Emma's yearning and heartache and the Captain's hesitancy as well as his longing for her. I didn't want the book to end. I also loved the descriptions of the island and the horses. They seemed to come alive on the pages.
Thank you to Lake Union Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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