Can One Place Hold the Answers to a Lifetime of Questions?

Some places feel as though they are waiting for us.

Waiting to reveal long-forgotten memories, hidden truths and the stories that have shaped generations before us.

That is the heart of Where the Heart Meets the Sea, a beautifully written novel by Kimbra Drake that blends women’s fiction, romance and family mystery against the stunning backdrop of Norway’s remote Lyngør archipelago.

From 10th–23rd August, Love Books Tours is delighted to be hosting the Bookstagram Tour for this emotionally rich story of love, loss and discovering where you truly belong.

Ella Nilsen has spent her entire life living with unanswered questions. Raised by her grandmother after the loss of her parents, she’s learned not to ask about the past. But when her grandmother dies, Ella inherits a secluded summer cottage overlooking the sea in Lyngør—a place she’s never visited but one that may finally hold the answers she’s been searching for.

Arriving on the island, Ella soon realises that memories run deep within the close-knit community. While many are reluctant to revisit old tragedies, local boatbuilder Leif Arnesen understands all too well how difficult it can be to escape the weight of the past.

As Ella and Leif grow closer, the truths they uncover begin to challenge everything they believed about their families, their futures and themselves.

Set amongst dramatic coastlines and peaceful island life, Where the Heart Meets the Sea is an unforgettable novel about grief, forgiveness, belonging and the courage it takes to rewrite the stories we’ve always believed.

Blurb

An emotionally rich love story with themes of lost and found family in a stunning Norwegian island setting.

Twenty-nine-year-old Ella Nilsen has never known her parents—or even how her mother died. Raised by her emotionally distant Norwegian grandmother, Hilda, Ella has long accepted that the topic of her parents is off-limits.

When Hilda passes away, Ella is shocked to inherit a summer cottage perched above the sea in Lyngør, a remote island in Norway. Hoping to sell it, she instead discovers that the island may hold the key to her mother’s mysterious death.

As she searches for answers, Ella meets local boatbuilder Leif Arnesen, whose own past is marked by grief and regret. As their connection deepens, old secrets begin to surface, forcing them both to question everything they thought they knew.

Tour Schedule

10th August

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11th August

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12th August

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13th August

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14th August

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15th August

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16th August

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17th August

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18th August

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19th August

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20th August

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21st August

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22nd August

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23rd August

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A huge thank you to all of our wonderful reviewers taking part in this tour. We can’t wait to see your thoughts on Where the Heart Meets the Sea. Be sure to follow along throughout the tour and discover why this moving novel of love, family and self-discovery is capturing readers’ hearts.

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