The rationing of food, lack of electricity, and shared bathroom facilities appall the pretentious Ellis and Hank who, unable to enlist in the war for medical reasons, spend their leisurely days camped out by the loch, drinking and watching for signs of the monster. The three arrive in the village of Drumnadrochit and take up residence at an inn run by the gruff but golden-hearted Captain Angus Grant. Maddie makes her journey in the company of her husband, Ellis, and their friend Hank. Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants, returns with her fifth novel, a tale of privilege, ambition, romance, and self-discovery set in the Scottish Highlands during the final year of the Second World War.įor the improbable purpose of tracking down the Loch Ness monster and redeeming her father-in-law’s reputation, American socialite Maddie Hyde unwillingly dodges U-boats and contends with seasickness to travel to Scotland in 1945.
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