The story first takes place in a remote cottage on the moors of Scotland, where Sigrid is kept like a prisoner, isolated and alone. After trying to escape from Jake, he violently assaults her, and she is admitted to the hospital. After of being there many times, the police become involved under suspicion, and Sigrid admits to the years of abuse. She is then separated from Jake under a restraining order and goes to live with her friend Beth in St Ives.

While in St. Ives, Sigrid begins to heal physically and emotionally with the help of Beth, her husband John, and their twins. Still suffering from nightmares, Sigrid becomes braver and more in touch with herself while spending time in the Talland House. This is the house where hist

Over all, I enjoyed this novel. The reason why I say this is because it dealt with a real life issue, which was abuse towards women. It also had suspense, romance and was exciting to read. There was only one thing I didn’t really enjoy about this book too much. That was the fact that the author kept on discussing the sea. I really don’t know why, but for a few chapters, it was mainly about the sea. In conclusion I enjoyed this book and it was a pleasure to read. I would recommend it to any woman.

On a family outing one night, Sigrid is introduced to a guy named Matt. John has known Matt for a while and they are good friends. With many common interests, Sigrid and Matt start spending a lot of time together. On a trip out of town, Beth, John and the twins leave Sigrid alone to take care of herself. With her being a little bit lonely, she starts spending a lot of time at Matt’s house looking at his paintings. Eventually they become romantically involved with each other and fall in love. With a new love in her life, Sigrid begins to forget her past problems involving Jake.

I think the main theme in this novel was to let the reader know everyone has strength in themselves. No matter how hard times are, you can always get through it. The reason why I think this is the main message is because the book gave a consistent message that Sigrid was always able to find strength and reassurance, weather in was in herself or she got it from some other source. I admire the way she was always able to always get through her problems.

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