Down to the Sea by Sue Lawrence

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129mm x 196mm x 21mm

Pages: 256

When Rona and Craig buy a large Victorian house in the harbourside Newhaven area of Edinburgh, they hope to start a new life by converting the building into a luxury care home. But something is not quite right: the gloomy cellar holds odd objects; disturbing sounds can be heard when the sea mists begin to swirl. And their mercurial neighbour makes it clear that the house was not always a happy family home. Back in the 19th century, a terrible storm kills 17 fishermen and young Jessie is forced to work at the Newhaven Poorhouse, run by a tyrant of a matron and home to one inmate who is not all she seems. Jessie begins to pick at the truth, uncovering the secrets and lies that pervade the poorhouse - and which will have profound and dangerous consequences in the future...