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At the Water's Edge
At the Water's Edge
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Jenn
Jul 15, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historical-fiction, 2015-finished
What made me really fall in love with this book was the visual descriptions that the author used. I noticed it was much apparent in the beginning than during the last half of the book. Era is set in WWII times.

I loved the opening prologue story. It was sad and it definitely made me want to keep reading to find out more about those characters.

At times the story of Maddie and Ellis got to be a bit mundane and typical it still held my attention to keep reading it. I loved how Sara Gruen combined t ...more
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Rachel N.
Aug 21, 2015 rated it really liked it
After a disgrace during a New Years Eve party Maddie, her husband Ellis and his best friend Hank travel to Scotland to film the loch ness monster and redeem Ellis' reputation. Maddie is frequently left by herself in the hotel and she begins to become friends with the people who work there and to see how sheltered her life has been. The book isn't really about the loch ness monster. It's more about Maddie growing up and falling in love. The book starts a bit slow but the second half really picks ...more
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Kat
Oct 10, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2018
Having recently returned from a trip to Scotland, I happen to unintentionally picked up a book set in Scotland. Sara Gruen does it again! Different place, time, new set of characters. This is a well researched, intelligent and exciting novel. I didn’t want it to end and now that I have I wish I could start all over. The amount of historical detail and character development that has gone into this book really encourages you to embrace and appreciate the immense effort writers put into their work. ...more
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