A Beautifully Written Award-Winning Escape

Take a look at today’s mesmerizing and beautifully written feature book, The Curiosity Cabinet by Catherine Czerkawska. It currently has an impressive 4.8 star rating with 10 reviews and was one of three novels shortlisted for the prestigious 2005 Dundee Book Prize. “Both stories flowed together and I cared for all the characters. The writing in this book is so tight you could bounce a quarter off of it. There is no “fluff” or wasted words, and yet the descriptions of the locale, the people, the mood were so concise and perfect.” –Lorissa Kay Evans

A Little About The Curiosity Cabinet:

When Alys revisits the beautiful Hebridean island of Garve after an absence of twenty-five years, she is captivated by the embroidered casket on display in her hotel. She discovers that it belongs to Donal, her childhood playmate, and soon they resume their old friendship. Interwoven with the story of their growing love, is the darker tale of Henrietta Dalrymple, kidnapped by the formidable Manus McNeill and held on Garve against her will. With three hundred years separating them, the women are linked by the cabinet and its contents, by the tug of motherhood and by the magic of the island itself. But Garve has its secrets, past and present. Donal must learn to trust Alys enough to confide in her and, like Henrietta before her, Alys must earn the right to belong.

About the Author:

Catherine Czerkawska is an award-winning author of historical and contemporary novels, short stories and many plays for the stage and for BBC Radio 4. She loves the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Scottish history and music. When not writing, she also finds time to collect and deal in antique and vintage textiles, especially those with a Scottish or Irish provenance. She’s fascinated by costume history and often finds that antique textiles: embroideries, lace, silks and satins, find their way into her fiction.

What Fans Are Saying About The Curiosity Cabinet:

“The skill of this talented story-teller is present in every word, she weaves a kind of magic, and makes beautiful pictures in your mind.” –An Amazon Reader

“A beautiful story beautifully written. This is the first book I have read by this author and I am really impressed. Catherine really knows how to create a setting.” –Buttons

“I love the way Czerkawska puts a sentence together. I was stuck several times by the sheer beauty of her writing. I would deem this a must-read for anyone who loves both historical romance and adventure in faraway places.” –Kathy Lynn Hall

Make sure to pick up your copy of The Curiosity Cabinet today.

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