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Sea Babies
In September 2016, Lauren Wilson is travelling by ferry to the Outer Hebrides, about to begin a new job as a children’s social worker. She's also struggling to come to terms with the recent drowning of a Sheena, a teenage girl she had deeply cared for.
Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make.
She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make.
She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
323 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 21, 2019
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About the author
Tracey Scott-Townsend
11 books23 followersAuthor of FESTIVAL IN TIME (2022) The Vagabond Mother (2020) Sea Babies (2019) The Eliza Doll (2016). Her previous novels include The Last Time We Saw Marion (2014) Of His Bones (stand-alone sequel to The Last Time We Saw Marion, 2017) and Another Rebecca: originally published by Inspired Quill in 2015 but re-released in September 2018 by Wild Pressed Books. Tracey’s novels have been described as both poetic and painterly.
Tracey is also a poet and a visual artist. All her work is inspired by the emotions of her own experiences and perceptions. She has a Fine Art MA (University of Lincoln) and a BA Hons Visual Studies (Humberside Polytechnic). She has exhibited throughout the UK (as Tracey Scott).
Tracey is a volunteer for a charity which offers support to refugees and asylum seekers. She is a passionate allotment gardener and an avid traveller.
Most importantly, she is the mother of four grown-up children and is now also a granny.
Tracey is also a poet and a visual artist. All her work is inspired by the emotions of her own experiences and perceptions. She has a Fine Art MA (University of Lincoln) and a BA Hons Visual Studies (Humberside Polytechnic). She has exhibited throughout the UK (as Tracey Scott).
Tracey is a volunteer for a charity which offers support to refugees and asylum seekers. She is a passionate allotment gardener and an avid traveller.
Most importantly, she is the mother of four grown-up children and is now also a granny.
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February 26, 2019
This is my first read by this author and I really liked it.
Lauren is trying to move on from a tragedy. Nothing seems to go to plan for her.
This isn’t one of those books I jumped right into and read quickly. I actually found myself taking breaks while reading it. I found it slow to start with but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.
Lauren is trying to move on from a tragedy. Nothing seems to go to plan for her.
This isn’t one of those books I jumped right into and read quickly. I actually found myself taking breaks while reading it. I found it slow to start with but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.
March 5, 2019
The sea babies by Tracey Scott-Townsend.
In September 2016, Lauren Wilson is travelling by ferry to the Outer Hebrides, about to begin a new job as a children’s social worker. She's also struggling to come to terms with the recent drowning of a Sheena, a teenage girl she had deeply cared for.
Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make.
She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
This was really good read. This kept me gripped from start. 4*.
In September 2016, Lauren Wilson is travelling by ferry to the Outer Hebrides, about to begin a new job as a children’s social worker. She's also struggling to come to terms with the recent drowning of a Sheena, a teenage girl she had deeply cared for.
Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make.
She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
This was really good read. This kept me gripped from start. 4*.
February 21, 2019
Really good book. Kept me enthralled. First book I have read by this author and will definitely read more.
March 4, 2019
‘Does the world have to suffer utter devastation beofre things can get better?’ Did we?
This was a really hard book to review-most people who know me would never describe me as being lost for words, but with ‘Seababies’, suddenly, I am .
The seababies relate to the story told to Lauren as a child. by her Granny, the Eleanor Farjeon tale of a Changeling baby being washed up by a storm and then retrieved by her mother . But more than this, it relates to Lauren and her journeys from the mainland of Edinburgh to Ireland, then the Outer Hebrides from a child in the 1980’s to her as an adult, in 2016.
As a child her family was large and complex and she was told that she may not be her father’s. As a student, she lives in a squat and embarks on the love affair of her life, with Neil, a trainee doctor who is working in a pharmacy. Together they are volatile and violent but cannot bear to be apart.
Let the past go-or bring it back.
Their relationship irretrievably breaks down and Lauren moves to Iceland, gets married, gets divorced, retrains as a social worker and moves to Skye as a fresh start following a tragedy. On the ferry over, she sees a familiar hand and her re-acquaintance with Neil flashes her back to her earlier life.
The story goes back and forth between 2 times frames and I found it difficult, to start with, to follow where it was going. Lauren was both a first and third person narrator and I wasn’t sure if this was a plot device to show her looking back at her memories or whether it was the author relaying her history.
There are lots of details which are cleverly interspersed in ‘The Seababies’ which only make sense at the end-this is absolutely not a book to run through, you have to really pay attention as it is so colourful and rich you could miss vital plot points.
‘Seababies’ is about the sea, the push and pull of tides that bring things you had buried in your life back to you, as much as it takes them away. It is a novel of loss, grief and the endless possibility of hope and redemption at the end of life.
Love and death are intertwined as if there is a haunting refrain beneath the words that resembles a mother crying for her lost child, echoed in the crash of the waves, and the foam which bears the children away from her.
Lost , abandoned and unloved children as well as those who are taken, thread through this story which covers refugees and those lost at sea afte journeying towards what they hoped would be a better life.
Lauren spends her entire adult life trying to make amends for a perceived wrong from her early adulthood,only to find the potential to avoid a tragic end is never really within her grasp. However, she reaches a point which I will not spoil, where the potential to revisit and reassess the past and the present has cataclysmic results.
I defy anyone not to cry at least twice reading this beautifully poetic ode to family,motherhood, loss and belonging.
Thank you so much to Kelly of Love Books Group for having me on this blogtour
This was a really hard book to review-most people who know me would never describe me as being lost for words, but with ‘Seababies’, suddenly, I am .
The seababies relate to the story told to Lauren as a child. by her Granny, the Eleanor Farjeon tale of a Changeling baby being washed up by a storm and then retrieved by her mother . But more than this, it relates to Lauren and her journeys from the mainland of Edinburgh to Ireland, then the Outer Hebrides from a child in the 1980’s to her as an adult, in 2016.
As a child her family was large and complex and she was told that she may not be her father’s. As a student, she lives in a squat and embarks on the love affair of her life, with Neil, a trainee doctor who is working in a pharmacy. Together they are volatile and violent but cannot bear to be apart.
Let the past go-or bring it back.
Their relationship irretrievably breaks down and Lauren moves to Iceland, gets married, gets divorced, retrains as a social worker and moves to Skye as a fresh start following a tragedy. On the ferry over, she sees a familiar hand and her re-acquaintance with Neil flashes her back to her earlier life.
The story goes back and forth between 2 times frames and I found it difficult, to start with, to follow where it was going. Lauren was both a first and third person narrator and I wasn’t sure if this was a plot device to show her looking back at her memories or whether it was the author relaying her history.
There are lots of details which are cleverly interspersed in ‘The Seababies’ which only make sense at the end-this is absolutely not a book to run through, you have to really pay attention as it is so colourful and rich you could miss vital plot points.
‘Seababies’ is about the sea, the push and pull of tides that bring things you had buried in your life back to you, as much as it takes them away. It is a novel of loss, grief and the endless possibility of hope and redemption at the end of life.
Love and death are intertwined as if there is a haunting refrain beneath the words that resembles a mother crying for her lost child, echoed in the crash of the waves, and the foam which bears the children away from her.
Lost , abandoned and unloved children as well as those who are taken, thread through this story which covers refugees and those lost at sea afte journeying towards what they hoped would be a better life.
Lauren spends her entire adult life trying to make amends for a perceived wrong from her early adulthood,only to find the potential to avoid a tragic end is never really within her grasp. However, she reaches a point which I will not spoil, where the potential to revisit and reassess the past and the present has cataclysmic results.
I defy anyone not to cry at least twice reading this beautifully poetic ode to family,motherhood, loss and belonging.
Thank you so much to Kelly of Love Books Group for having me on this blogtour
June 29, 2019
3 1/2 stars
I've sat on this book, Sea Babies by Tracey Scott-Townsend, for a week now (not literally) trying to give a little distance to how this book made me feel. The reason for this is because of the twisty ending, which made the novel better. But was that good enough for annoying me for all of the previous chapters?
Sea Babies is a character-driven novel focused on Lauren Wilson, who is, as the novel opens, a social worker who helps children. The first half of the novel bounces through different periods in Lauren's life from her current move to a Scottish Island, from her extremely dysfunctional and overly dramatic relationship with her love Neil in Edinburgh, to her childhood home where there were too many children in a dysfunctional family.
This would have been fascinating to me if I had liked Lauren of if I felt compassion for her. Rarely do I come away from a beautifully written novel so totally disliking a character. She was like a Category 5 hurricane trapped in a volcano. At one point, when she gets a dog, I felt as if I could possibly not dislike her so much, but her obsessions, self-absorption, and sometimes meanness thwarted that.
While Sea Babies is beautifully written, its subject matter may be far too intense for many readers and its message feels like a minefield perhaps tinged with judgement. However, the legend of the sea babies interwoven into the story is beautiful and offers a trip into magic realism. The text is frequently poetic.
As I write this review over a week after having finished the novel, I realize that my emotions have not changed toward the subject matter nor toward Lauren. While the ending's twist made me think that perhaps the novel could benefit from a re-read, I don't think a re-read would affect my feelings about the protagonist.
I received a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.
I've sat on this book, Sea Babies by Tracey Scott-Townsend, for a week now (not literally) trying to give a little distance to how this book made me feel. The reason for this is because of the twisty ending, which made the novel better. But was that good enough for annoying me for all of the previous chapters?
Sea Babies is a character-driven novel focused on Lauren Wilson, who is, as the novel opens, a social worker who helps children. The first half of the novel bounces through different periods in Lauren's life from her current move to a Scottish Island, from her extremely dysfunctional and overly dramatic relationship with her love Neil in Edinburgh, to her childhood home where there were too many children in a dysfunctional family.
This would have been fascinating to me if I had liked Lauren of if I felt compassion for her. Rarely do I come away from a beautifully written novel so totally disliking a character. She was like a Category 5 hurricane trapped in a volcano. At one point, when she gets a dog, I felt as if I could possibly not dislike her so much, but her obsessions, self-absorption, and sometimes meanness thwarted that.
While Sea Babies is beautifully written, its subject matter may be far too intense for many readers and its message feels like a minefield perhaps tinged with judgement. However, the legend of the sea babies interwoven into the story is beautiful and offers a trip into magic realism. The text is frequently poetic.
As I write this review over a week after having finished the novel, I realize that my emotions have not changed toward the subject matter nor toward Lauren. While the ending's twist made me think that perhaps the novel could benefit from a re-read, I don't think a re-read would affect my feelings about the protagonist.
I received a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.
November 2, 2021
I was very kindly sent a copy of @authortrace 'Sea Babies' book. Now this is not my normal genre of reading but I've been wanting to try some new books for a while. I really loved the style of writing and it certainly kept me intrigued through out the book.
Blurb
In September 2016, Lauren Wilson is travelling by ferry to the Outer Hebrides, about to begin a new job as a children’s social worker. She's also struggling to come to terms with the recent drowning of a Sheena, a teenage girl she had deeply cared for. Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make. She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
Blurb
In September 2016, Lauren Wilson is travelling by ferry to the Outer Hebrides, about to begin a new job as a children’s social worker. She's also struggling to come to terms with the recent drowning of a Sheena, a teenage girl she had deeply cared for. Engrossed in her book, when somebody sits opposite her at a table on the ferry, Lauren refuses to look up, annoyed at having her privacy disturbed. But a hand is pushing a mug of tea across the table, and a livid scar on the back of the hand releases a flood of memories.
Lauren studies the hand on the table in front of her, the line of the scar drawing a map of the past in her mind. She was the one who created the scar, not long before her relationship with the love of her life ended almost thirty years ago. Lauren hasn’t seen Neil since she walked out of their shared life, unable to forgive either herself or him for a decision he strongly pressured her to make. She’s not ready to meet his eyes, not yet. From his scar to his wrist bone, following his arm upwards and across his shoulder to his collarbone, his chin and the lower part of his face; Lauren remembers incidents from their past and tries to work out what caused their life to go so horribly off-track.
When she finally meets his eyes and they speak to each other for the first time, Lauren believes she has set her life on a new course. But her gain will result in losses for others. Is this really what she wants to happen?
October 31, 2021
Firstly if you’ve not heard of this author before you need to have a look I believe this is the third book now I’ve read by her and she’s phenomenal the level of emotion built into her words is beautiful. This is an author who truly knows how to write about feelings and emotions.
If you don’t like a book that brings you close to tears then give this a miss especially if you have a trigger when loss is involved. I loved Lauren and I love how it goes back in time and to the present day. What a character she is, you don’t expect her to get confronted with her past. I always find that this author knows exactly how to start a book and get you going from the moment you finish the first chapter. But for me the quote at the very beginning was enough to enlighten me into what was going to unfold.
There’s so much detail that goes into the surroundings of this book too making the book pop out into your mind so you can visualise being in Lauren’s shoes.
I never expect the twists that this author throws in, she always catches me off guard. I was extremely invested with this read. As always they feel so unique. There’s so much thought and meaning behind the words on the pages. I truly cannot wait to read more from this author. Although not my favourite of the three I’ve read so far enough to make me realise this might actually be my favourite emotional writer of the year.
If you don’t like a book that brings you close to tears then give this a miss especially if you have a trigger when loss is involved. I loved Lauren and I love how it goes back in time and to the present day. What a character she is, you don’t expect her to get confronted with her past. I always find that this author knows exactly how to start a book and get you going from the moment you finish the first chapter. But for me the quote at the very beginning was enough to enlighten me into what was going to unfold.
There’s so much detail that goes into the surroundings of this book too making the book pop out into your mind so you can visualise being in Lauren’s shoes.
I never expect the twists that this author throws in, she always catches me off guard. I was extremely invested with this read. As always they feel so unique. There’s so much thought and meaning behind the words on the pages. I truly cannot wait to read more from this author. Although not my favourite of the three I’ve read so far enough to make me realise this might actually be my favourite emotional writer of the year.
November 3, 2021
This was very different to the genres I normally read but it was great to branch out and read something out of my comfort zone.
The book was so beautifully written and descriptive, possibly one of the best books I've read in regards to the writing style.
There are some trigger warnings associated with this book. Namely grief, abortion and violence. Parts of the story could be quite upsetting to some.
Lauren and Neil's back story was very intriguing and although the start of the book flits between time periods that didn't bother me in the slightest as it was easy to keep track. Some of their past story was heart wrenching to read but it kept me turning the pages as I wanted to find out the conclusion.
There is a big twist at the end which completely shocked me. I didn't see it coming at all. I would have liked to see a different ending but that's just me being soppy!
Overall a dramatic and emotional read which deals with important issues. I'm really glad I read it.
The book was so beautifully written and descriptive, possibly one of the best books I've read in regards to the writing style.
There are some trigger warnings associated with this book. Namely grief, abortion and violence. Parts of the story could be quite upsetting to some.
Lauren and Neil's back story was very intriguing and although the start of the book flits between time periods that didn't bother me in the slightest as it was easy to keep track. Some of their past story was heart wrenching to read but it kept me turning the pages as I wanted to find out the conclusion.
There is a big twist at the end which completely shocked me. I didn't see it coming at all. I would have liked to see a different ending but that's just me being soppy!
Overall a dramatic and emotional read which deals with important issues. I'm really glad I read it.
February 21, 2019
This is my first book by this novel and it's a genre I'm not used to reading but I really enjoyed it. I'll not be able to say as much as I'd like to say as that would give away spoilers and I don't like to do that.
So why did I like this book when I'm normally much happier in something gorier. Well first of all its beautifully written, be it the streets of Edinburgh or the wilds of the Hebridean Islands, the words evoke a clear picture in my minds eye.
Secondly, the characters are just everyday people living everyday lives who have things happen to them which heavily influences their lives in the future.
And thirdly, it has some great and unexpected twists, I really didn't see the big one coming.
As I said this genre normally isn't my kind of thing but I'll definitely by adding Tracey Scott-Townsend to my To Be Read list of authors
So why did I like this book when I'm normally much happier in something gorier. Well first of all its beautifully written, be it the streets of Edinburgh or the wilds of the Hebridean Islands, the words evoke a clear picture in my minds eye.
Secondly, the characters are just everyday people living everyday lives who have things happen to them which heavily influences their lives in the future.
And thirdly, it has some great and unexpected twists, I really didn't see the big one coming.
As I said this genre normally isn't my kind of thing but I'll definitely by adding Tracey Scott-Townsend to my To Be Read list of authors
February 23, 2019
Wow, this book!! So hard to categorise...but I enjoyed it very much.
Lauren has one of the toughest jobs around - dealing with teenagers who have been through the mill. She has also been through some very tough times and so heading off to the Outer Hebrides is a fresh start for her as well. She runs into Neil on the ferry, the man who changed her life in so many ways, but is she ready to face him?
When I first started this book, I felt it was a little bit slow but then it got going and it packed quite an emotional punch. You have to suspend belief a bit but it all works. I got emotionally involved, which is something that only happens with the best storytelling, in my opinion.
4.5 stars from me.
Lauren has one of the toughest jobs around - dealing with teenagers who have been through the mill. She has also been through some very tough times and so heading off to the Outer Hebrides is a fresh start for her as well. She runs into Neil on the ferry, the man who changed her life in so many ways, but is she ready to face him?
When I first started this book, I felt it was a little bit slow but then it got going and it packed quite an emotional punch. You have to suspend belief a bit but it all works. I got emotionally involved, which is something that only happens with the best storytelling, in my opinion.
4.5 stars from me.
October 24, 2021
The first two parts of this book I really liked, however the last one made me question it all and I just can't wrap my head around it in a way that results in me enjoying it unfortunately.
The book is split into three parts, the first goes between Lauren in the 80s and Lauren in 2016. I liked the story being told in these two completely different era's. I found it really brought Lauren's story to life.
The story has some real heartbreaking themes throughout. Triggers of abortion, refugees, death, abuse and domestic violence are included.
It's very well written, I could barely put it down once I had started. I just didn't love the ending.
The book is split into three parts, the first goes between Lauren in the 80s and Lauren in 2016. I liked the story being told in these two completely different era's. I found it really brought Lauren's story to life.
The story has some real heartbreaking themes throughout. Triggers of abortion, refugees, death, abuse and domestic violence are included.
It's very well written, I could barely put it down once I had started. I just didn't love the ending.
October 26, 2020
Back in November I had the privilege to reveal with stunning cover to the book world 😍 and you have to admit it’s stunning!
Well I can now say the story fits the cover. Tracey has written the most beautiful story, I loved and devoured every page.
The pace is a tad slow in places but I kinda liked that, slow and steady wins the race! Hats off to Tracey for keeping me engrossed in a genre that I don’t usually read, maybe this will be my reading turning point.
Beautifully written, loveable and relatable characters and an all round enjoyable read.
Well I can now say the story fits the cover. Tracey has written the most beautiful story, I loved and devoured every page.
The pace is a tad slow in places but I kinda liked that, slow and steady wins the race! Hats off to Tracey for keeping me engrossed in a genre that I don’t usually read, maybe this will be my reading turning point.
Beautifully written, loveable and relatable characters and an all round enjoyable read.
March 5, 2019
First book I have read by this author.
Some lovely characterisation here, although the opening image of hands meeting was repeated as a metaphor too many times for me!
The story of love becoming possible again later in life after something as horrendous as losing a child, will bring hope to readers.
Some of the speech felt clunky at times but at the end it blew me away. The twist!! I can't give it away but it's a good one.
Some lovely characterisation here, although the opening image of hands meeting was repeated as a metaphor too many times for me!
The story of love becoming possible again later in life after something as horrendous as losing a child, will bring hope to readers.
Some of the speech felt clunky at times but at the end it blew me away. The twist!! I can't give it away but it's a good one.
November 12, 2021
This was a great book with so much emotional charge. We follow Lauren whilst on a ferry who ends up sitting next to someone from her past.
If you’re looking for an emotional rollercoaster this is the one for you. Lauren was a great character who I really could feel a connection with.
Thanks to the author an Love Books Tours for the opportunity to read this in return for an honest review.
If you’re looking for an emotional rollercoaster this is the one for you. Lauren was a great character who I really could feel a connection with.
Thanks to the author an Love Books Tours for the opportunity to read this in return for an honest review.
February 9, 2019
Oh this book is good! Atmospherically set in the Outer Hebrides in the 80s; I left school in the early 80s so was easy for me to relate to. This book ensnares you and drags you in! Unputdownable and utterally enthralling. Brilliant!
March 20, 2019
A book that started off slowly but then pulled me into it with Lauren's story and the slow revelation of her past and it's impact on what her future would be.
I enjoyed the story.
I enjoyed the story.
October 28, 2021
A Rising Tide Of Emotions….
First of all I’d like to speak about the cover, it shows calm waters, a beautiful sky and a little baby sleeping. The black and white effect makes it look so bittersweet.
This is a beautiful and heartbreaking story about Lauren, a lady who has had plenty to deal with throughout her life. The story is told through two separate timelines, past and present, which I felt worked really well.
I found some parts of the story very emotional and thought provoking, there are a lot of hidden messages within the pages and I found myself reading between the lines as I worked my way through the book. The author has a way of putting things which encourages the reader to search for the deeper meanings within the story that is being told - this is one thing I really liked! It slowed my reading speed right down and I feel because of that, I was able to take more from the story and become more emotionally invested in Lauren and her many tales of woe.
A gripping, raw read well worth your time!
First of all I’d like to speak about the cover, it shows calm waters, a beautiful sky and a little baby sleeping. The black and white effect makes it look so bittersweet.
This is a beautiful and heartbreaking story about Lauren, a lady who has had plenty to deal with throughout her life. The story is told through two separate timelines, past and present, which I felt worked really well.
I found some parts of the story very emotional and thought provoking, there are a lot of hidden messages within the pages and I found myself reading between the lines as I worked my way through the book. The author has a way of putting things which encourages the reader to search for the deeper meanings within the story that is being told - this is one thing I really liked! It slowed my reading speed right down and I feel because of that, I was able to take more from the story and become more emotionally invested in Lauren and her many tales of woe.
A gripping, raw read well worth your time!
February 21, 2019
Beautifully written with a lot of thought and detail. But there was a lot of skipping from different time periods which wasn’t always smooth and unfortunately I found the bulk of the book quite difficult to wade through. Such a shame as I loved the plot and the fantastic twist at the end.
July 10, 2019
What a twist! Very well written and enjoyable to read.
October 25, 2019
My last #BookReview of 2018. And boy it's a belter from the local #indiepublisher @Wildpressed ... Once again @authortrace had me gripped with this wonderfully written book.
This is the second book I have read of Tracey's and I'm a massive fan.
Sea Babies is a psychologist drama set mainly in the Outer Hebrides and Edinburgh from the 1980s to the present. As a teenager in the 80s this book isn't too " historical" for me so had me completely ensnared in every turn of each page.
I love the characters and the way Tracey brings them to life. It's wonderful and I can see Sea Babies sailing off the shelves
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This is the second book I have read of Tracey's and I'm a massive fan.
Sea Babies is a psychologist drama set mainly in the Outer Hebrides and Edinburgh from the 1980s to the present. As a teenager in the 80s this book isn't too " historical" for me so had me completely ensnared in every turn of each page.
I love the characters and the way Tracey brings them to life. It's wonderful and I can see Sea Babies sailing off the shelves
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December 7, 2018
Another wonderfully written book by Tracey Scott-Townsend. I have read all of Tracey's books and this one is equally as beautiful - I just couldn't put it down - stayed up half the night reading it!
It is the story of Lauren, a children's social worker, who moves away after a tragedy to begin a new job on the Outer Hebrides. But the course of her new life is not to run smoothly.......
My copy of this book was kindly provided by the author.
I really do highly recommend Tracey Scott-Townsends books - try them for yourself - you won't regret it for a minute
It is the story of Lauren, a children's social worker, who moves away after a tragedy to begin a new job on the Outer Hebrides. But the course of her new life is not to run smoothly.......
My copy of this book was kindly provided by the author.
I really do highly recommend Tracey Scott-Townsends books - try them for yourself - you won't regret it for a minute
May 13, 2022
I received a copy of this book from TBC Reviewers- Thank you
An absolutely beautiful book, the author captures your attention to the story with the minimum of fuss. Honestly I cannot begin to describe the emotions that Tracey manages to evoke throughout this novel.
It is a beautiful story that will stay with you long after the final page has been read.
An absolutely beautiful book, the author captures your attention to the story with the minimum of fuss. Honestly I cannot begin to describe the emotions that Tracey manages to evoke throughout this novel.
It is a beautiful story that will stay with you long after the final page has been read.
February 10, 2019
This is a novel of all consuming love, an action that causes irreparable damage and overwhelming loss.
The story has you thinking you know what is happening only to then discover you were totally wrong.
Beautifully written, engrossing and unexpected.
Thank you to TBC reviewer group for my copy of this novel
The story has you thinking you know what is happening only to then discover you were totally wrong.
Beautifully written, engrossing and unexpected.
Thank you to TBC reviewer group for my copy of this novel
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