THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WATER FOR ELEPHANTS.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION HISTORICAL ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD
A gripping and poignant love story set in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands at the end of the Second World War, from the bestselling author of Water for Elephants.
'The only fault I can find with this book is that I've already finished it' Jodi Picoult
1945. After disgracing themselves at a high society party, spoilt young Philadelphia socialites Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off from the family without a penny. Ellis decides their salvation will be to hunt down the Loch Ness Monster, a venture his father very publicly failed at. So, oblivious to WW2 raging around them, they make their way to the Scottish Highlands, where Maddie has to face reality and decide just who the real monsters are.
'Truly enthralling' Scotsman
'Breathtaking' Harper's Bazaar
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.
Think Scottish Downton Abbey... Gruen's impeccable historical research brings the plot down to earth and grounds the larger-than-life characters. Her narrative speaks directly to the reader and is without fuss or ceremony.
Intriguing and, at times,
suspenseful,
At the Water's Edge is a
compelling tale of love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit
