The Fisherman's Gift: The international bestseller - 'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp

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The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back?

Winter, 1900. A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland, barely alive. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son, lost to the sea many years before.

When the village is snowed in, Dorothy agrees to look after the child until he can be returned home. But, as the past rises to meet the present, long-buried secrets in this tight-knit community start to come to light. And Dorothy finds herself thrown together again with the reclusive fisherman Joseph, after years of keeping their distance.

Bursting with tension and tenderness, this is an exquisite love story that delves into the griefs and hopes that can lie behind village gossip.

'A beautiful story of grief, hope and love; of dark snowy nights, the mysteries of the sea and, above all, redemption' Lucy Diamond, Sunday Times bestselling author of Something to Tell You

‘Spectacular... a gift to readers everywhere...a treasure’ Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone

© Julia Kelly 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Brought to you by Penguin. The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back? Winter, 1900. A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland, barely alive. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son, lost to the sea many years before. When the village is...

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Julia Kelly is a writer and retired teacher who lives in Herefordshire with her partner and two labradors. She has been longlisted for The Mslexia Novel Prize, The Exeter Novel Prize, PenguinWriteNow and the Bath Novel Award. In 2021 she won the Blue Pencil First Novel Award. Having grown up in a house without television, Julia read anything she could lay her hands on from an early age. Since becoming a wheelchair-user, Julia appreciates even more the journeys the written word can take us on. The Fisherman's Gift, Julia's debut novel, is an international bestseller, has been translated into 10 languages and was shortlisted for The Author's Club Best First Novel Award.
Julia Kelly is a writer and retired teacher who lives in Herefordshire with her partner and two labradors. She has been longlisted for The Mslexia Novel Prize, The Exeter Novel Prize, PenguinWriteNow and the Bath Novel Award. In 2021 she won the Blue Pencil First Novel Award. Having grown up in a...

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