Secrets of the Sea (P.S.) - Softcover

"His mastery shines through his characters..."--Time Out Chicago

"Shakespeare, a master craftsman, pulls the narrative string and his beguiling story is complete, as intricate and miraculous as a ship in a bottle."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Masterful...The delicate account of [two lovers'] coming together and drifting apart...A work of rare beauty. "--Financial Times

"Gripping...subtle but arresting."--The Times (London)

"I read it with complete absorption, wholly immersed in its world. It has a palpability and veracity which is quite mesmerising. A tremendous piece of work."--William Boyd, award-winning author of The Blue Afternoon and Restless

"...quiet and moving...trouble, as ever, is in the offing, and when it arrives, Shakespeare allows it to run its natural course without dipping into melodrama. Expertly crafted, the novel illuminates love's craggy depths."--Publishers Weekly

Struggling to build a home and a family on the coast of the Tasman Sea while dealing with the tragedies and turmoil of their individual pasts, newlyweds Alex and Merridy Dove find their lives forever altered when a sudden shipwreck off the coast of their farm forces them to take in a teenage castaway with a dangerous history. Original. 25,000 first printing.