First published 1962
A chance encounter between a Breton onion-seller and a newly-wed woman launches their tragic story, as they are drawn into the fateful footsteps of the doomed lovers of Cornish legend. Amyot Trestane and Linnet Lewarne fight against the inescapable pull of passion, as their love threatens to destroy them and all they hold dear. In this spellbinding retelling of the Tristan and Iseult myth, the star-crossed pair must confront the consequences of their forbidden romance, even as they are powerless to resist it.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance, star-crossed-lovers
Setting: Cornwall (England : County)
Period: 20th-Century
238 pages · Paperback · Random House UK