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

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'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp
'Tender, moving' Daily Mail
'A beautiful story of grief, hope and love' Lucy Diamond
'Superbly crafted and tender' Woman & Home
‘Spectacular... a gift to readers everywhere’ Adriana Trigiani

*THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD*

The unforgettable story of a tragic love affair, a lost boy and a tiny seafaring village finding new hope as its secrets come to light.

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

Dorothy first came to Skerry when she was a hopeful young teacher, but she has never felt at home. Misunderstandings with the other women in the village have left her isolated from their close-knit circle. And then there is Joseph, the soft-spoken fisherman who stirred up her heart all those years ago but does everything he can to avoid her now.

But when Joseph finds a little boy washed up on Skerry’s windswept beach, barely alive, his arrival unearths the villagers’ buried secrets. As the snow cuts Skerry off from the rest of the world, Dorothy agrees to look after the child – and finds herself thrown together again with Joseph, after years of keeping their distance...

READERS LOVE THE FISHERMAN'S GIFT:

‘Took my breath away’ *****
‘This book emotionally destroyed me in the best way... My heart aches so much for these characters’ *****
‘An absolute treasure of a book’ *****
‘A haunting and evocative read’ *****
‘A completely immersive, first-class story’ *****

'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp 'Tender, moving' Daily Mail 'A beautiful story of grief, hope and love' Lucy Diamond 'Superbly crafted and tender' Woman & Home ‘Spectacular... a gift to readers everywhere’ Adriana Trigiani *THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* *SHORTLISTED ...

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katie mae Smith
April 3, 2025
Utterly beautiful but heartbreaking. I binge read this in just a few days. Wonderful!
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About the author

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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