The Lost Lover
17 July 2025Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
An epic, sweeping historical novel of second chances and lovers reunited . . .
Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems brighter. Winter seas separate the lovers, but the island’s evacuation the following summer...
Details
17 July 2025400 pages
9781529084481Imprint: Pan
Reviews
A lovely novel that I hugely enjoyed. I envy Karen Swan’s skill to evoke a landscape and a very different past so effortlessly. The love story was all that one would wish and the characters are terrificElizabeth Buchan, author of Against Her Nature
This sweeping love story gripped us from the start, so we can’t wait for the next in the series. Best historical romanceIndependent on The Last Summer
A dramatic start to a gripping new series set on the Scottish island of St Kilda. The Last Summer is meticulously researched and beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers. It contains all the ingredients of a wonderfully satisfying read: love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with – and some you hate! Happily, this is the start of a series so your longing for more will be fulfilledSanta Montefiore, author of Flappy Investigates on The Last Summer
