With her white blonde hair and blue eyes so different from the rest of the villagers Merry has never felt as though she fitted in. She takes after her father her mother says. (a Seaman who died before she was born). But with him gone the family have to work hard to keep  going and each day is a struggle.

When Merry’s offered the chance of a job in a department store many miles away in Plymouth she knows that this is her chance. With her new responsibilities and a romance on the horizon Merry is sure her life is about to change for good, but does it? Ah, romance and aspiration seldom run smoothly, do they.

I had already fallen  in love with Merry and rooted for her so when she starts her job at the luxurious new department store and settles in and becomes accustomed to a new way of life,  I  felt delighted for her, until …   Until  Saphira breezes into the store and changes everything Merry thinks she knows about her life…

This is the third book by Linda Finlay that I have read, and I absolutely adored it, I couldn’t put it down I simply had to know what was going to happen. Full of refreshing characters and plot twists that you do not see coming The Sea Shell Girl makes for a gripping and  beautiful read. Set in the 1880’s in the beautiful west country Finlay captures the stunning scenery of a small Cornish village.

If you are after a book that will capture your heart and will keep you hooked until the very end then this is the book for you.

Read on eBook, but also available on pb.