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Rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea, fans of The Lamplighters will fall in love with Drift.

The hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed Welsh author: a love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker, rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea.

Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother, Joseph, with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove.

Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast.

A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together—but other forces will soon try to tear them apart....

Moving between the wild Welsh coast and war-torn Syria, Drift is a love story with a difference, a hypnotic tale of lost identity, the quest for home and the wondrous resilience of the human spirit.

©2022 Caryl Lewis (P)2022 Penguin Audio Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Sea Adventures Adventure War
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Hope filled, strangely real and full of the promise of humanity. A celebration of humanity and all that is possible in love.

Utterly beautiful

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Didn’t want to stop listening. Brilliantly read, perfect tone to give justice to the writing. Whatever the audio version of a page turner would be, this is it!

Gorgeous story of love and sacrifice

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I enjoyed the beautiful language , the story was intriguing at the beginning but if any criticism, the ending felt rushed.

Poetic

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Prose almost poetry and a great storyteller also. An exceptional talent to be able to write in two languages. More from this author please.

Beautifully written

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Rather cloying story, rather too mythical for me. I love stories set in the natural world but I found the characters & relationships lacked authenticity.

Slightly too whimsical for my taste

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