About the book
“A lyrical, melancholy, and deeply moving story about the people we love and the places we long for. Aching and poignant.”
—Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
On Stenland, there comes a time known as skeld season: one day, any woman on the island can wake with three black lines on her forehead, the mark of a skeld. Skeld season comes around without warning, and while each window of time lasts only three months, anyone a skeld turns to stone is very much dead.
That's how Tess’s mother killed Soren’s parents. Maybe for this reason alone, Tess and Soren should not have fallen in love. Since the time her mother was a skeld, Tess has wanted to leave Stenland, to run from the windswept island, from her family and friends. She is unwilling to bear the responsibility of one day killing anyone, let alone someone she loves. Soren has been determined to stay, to live out his life in the place he knows as home, even if that life could be cut short during the latest skeld season. They cannot see eye to eye—and yet they cannot stay apart. She tries to come back for him. He tries to leave for her. But can your love for one person outweigh everything else combined? And how do you decide how much you’re willing to risk, if it might mean destroying someone else in the process?
Laura Robson has crafted a fascinating story about the choices we make, the responsibilities we carry, and the ambiguities of regret.
Don't miss Laura Brooke Robson's next captivating novel, LOVE IS AN ALGORITHM, where a young couple's budding relationship becomes the ultimate modern experiment on artificial intelligence's impact on genuine connection and how to fall and stay in love in the digital age...
Editions of Curse for the Homesick
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780778368472
- EBook
- ISBN 9780369761163
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“A lyrical, melancholy, and deeply moving story about the people we love and the places we long for. Aching and poignant.”
—Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
On Stenland, there comes a time known as skeld season: one day, any woman on the island can wake with three black lines on her forehead, the mark of a skeld. Skeld season comes around without warning, and while each window of time lasts only three months, anyone a skeld turns to stone is very much dead.
That's how Tess’s mother killed Soren’s parents. Maybe for this reason alone, Tess and Soren should not have fallen in love. Since the time her mother was a skeld, Tess has wanted to leave Stenland, to run from the windswept island, from her family and friends. She is unwilling to bear the responsibility of one day killing anyone, let alone someone she loves. Soren has been determined to stay, to live out his life in the place he knows as home, even if that life could be cut short during the latest skeld season. They cannot see eye to eye—and yet they cannot stay apart. She tries to come back for him. He tries to leave for her. But can your love for one person outweigh everything else combined? And how do you decide how much you’re willing to risk, if it might mean destroying someone else in the process?
Laura Robson has crafted a fascinating story about the choices we make, the responsibilities we carry, and the ambiguities of regret.
Don't miss Laura Brooke Robson's next captivating novel, LOVE IS AN ALGORITHM, where a young couple's budding relationship becomes the ultimate modern experiment on artificial intelligence's impact on genuine connection and how to fall and stay in love in the digital age...
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Curse for the Homesick about?
“A lyrical, melancholy, and deeply moving story about the people we love and the places we long for. Aching and poignant.”
—Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
On Stenland, there comes a time known as skeld season: one day, any woman on the island can wake with three black lines on her forehead, the mark of a skeld. Skeld season comes around without warning, and while each window of time lasts only three months, anyone a skeld turns to stone is very much dead.
That's how Tess’s mother killed Soren’s parents. Maybe for this reason alone, Tess and Soren should not have fallen in love. Since the time her mother was a skeld, Tess has wanted to leave Stenland, to run from the windswept island, from her family and friends. She is unwilling to bear the responsibility of one day killing anyone, let alone someone she loves. Soren has been determined to stay, to live out his life in the place he knows as home, even if that life could be cut short during the latest skeld season. They cannot see eye to eye—and yet they cannot stay apart. She tries to come back for him. He tries to leave for her. But can your love for one person outweigh everything else combined? And how do you decide how much you’re willing to risk, if it might mean destroying someone else in the process?
Laura Robson has crafted a fascinating story about the choices we make, the responsibilities we carry, and the ambiguities of regret.
Don't miss Laura Brooke Robson's next captivating novel, LOVE IS AN ALGORITHM, where a young couple's budding relationship becomes the ultimate modern experiment on artificial intelligence's impact on genuine connection and how to fall and stay in love in the digital age...
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Curse for the Homesick?
Fiction > Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
Where can I read a sample of Curse for the Homesick?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780778368472
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Curse for the Homesick?
Laura Brooke Robson
Who is the Publisher of the book Curse for the Homesick?
MIRA Books
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Curse for the Homesick is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780778368472) and ebook(ISBN 9780369761163)
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