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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea and The Vanished Days
When a woman brings a small wooden carving into the art dealership, claiming it once belonged to a Russian Empress, Nicola Marterās boss believes it is worthless. But Nicola has an unwanted, if rare, psychic gift. Holding 'The Firebird' in her hands, she knows this woman is telling the truth.
Compelled to uncover its true history, Nicola must put her own past behind her. She contacts an old flame who can access the past in a way no one else can. Together they can find the real story of 'The Firebird'ā¦
Following history from Scotland, to Belgium and to St Petersburg, The Firebird is a sweeping story of love, sacrifice, courage and redemption. A journey that spans centuries and lifetimes to connect the past with the future.
Praise for Susanna Kearsley
āSometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley has done just thatā
New York Journal of Books
āA deeply engaging romance and a compelling historical novelā
Bernard Cornwell, author of The Last Kingdom
āKearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present in yet another marvellous, genre-bending, romantic, mysterious and utterly unputdownable novelā
M J Rose, author of Seduction
āWill stay with you long after you put it down. Her deft touch with historical intrigue is matched only by her delivery of a contemporary heroine who is as unique as she is memorableā
Deanna Raybourn, author of The Dark Enquiry
āFascinating, immersive and twisty ā twists not only of plot, but of character and timeā
Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series