I have a lot of time for this author. You really should seek out That Summer, a lovely World War II tale. This is dual time. Penang in the 1930s and the Orkneys today where our protagonist goes home to recover from brain surgery and joins a project working on wave power. His brush with death stimulates him to discover more about his father and some ‘disgrace’ in the 30s, hence Penang. So we follow the two in a convincing, poignant novel of love, life and understanding. Highly recommended.
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A stunning novel set in the stark beauty of Orkney and the heady atmosphere of Penang in the 1930s
A young man leans over the railings of the ocean liner bound for the exotic shores of Penang. It is early in the 1930s and Dr Alexander Mackay is on his way to take up his post running a maternity hospital in the colony. During the voyage he meets two beautiful sisters and the seeds of a scandal are sown.
Seventy years later Edward Mackay wakes after a major brain trauma. In the hazy shadowlands of illness, he conjures the figure of his dead father, a man he knew so little about. This near-death experience provokes a move to the wilds of Orkney, where Edward joins a project to harness the tides around the island as a renewable source of energy. But in the tight-knit island community passions also run high.
In Another Light features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
In Another Light is available in Paperback
In Another Light was written by Andrew Greig and published by Orion Publishing Co
In Another Light has 498 pages
£11.69
