Dangerous Waters: Mystery, Loss and Love on the Island of Guernsey (The Guernsey Novels, #1)

by Anne Allen

Tragedy seems to follows Jeanne Le Page around ...Can she really go through it again and survive? Jeanne Le Page is lucky to be alive ...15 years ago she was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking family tragedy. Now 31, Jeanne is returning reluctantly to the Island of Guernsey following the death of her beloved Grandmother. Struggling for breath as the ferry nears the Island, Jeanne feels a dark foreboding overwhelm her as hazy memories of that terrible day resurface. Only back on the Island to sell her inheritance - her Grandmother's old cottage - she has no intention of sticking around to pick up her old life. But the cottage holds a secret, dating back to World War II, and Jeanne becomes drawn into discovering more. Then, shortly after her arrival, a chance meeting with an old teenage crush leads her to thoughts of love. Jeanne is forced to face her demons, reliving the tragedy as her lost memory returns. The truth is finally revealed, endangering Jeanne's life for a second time...Dangerous Waters is a heart-warming contemporary romance that captures the reader's imagination, written in a style compared to that of Maeve Binchy.

• ISBN10: 1780882300
• ISBN13: 9781780882307
• Publish Date: 5 April 2012
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 1 June 2015
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Troubador Publishing
• Imprint: Matador
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 312
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I received a copy of this book to provide an honest review. This is a mixture of mystery and romance. Jeanne the main female character grew up in Guernsey, however after the trauma experienced as a result of her parents death she had moved to London at the age of sixteen. She had no memory of the tragedy. She was forced to return to the island due the death of her Grandmother. She was edgy about returning but she was willing to face her fears and deal with the issues at hand.

On her return she unearthed mysteries about her grandmother, the house she inherited and about herself. She mad quite a few friends in the process and she mystery surrounding who was responsible for her parents death was revealed. We see Jeanne experience falling in love which never expected after her experience with her ex-boyfriend.

The story started out slow and it took awhile for me to get into it and I an glad that persisted as I ended up really liking this story. The story flowed beautifully and as a result was easy to follow. The author provided excellent descriptions as it relates to the setting of the story. I never traveled to any those paces but after reading this book it makes me want to visit.

The story ended beautifully it left no unanswered questions. I enjoyed reading this book and I would definitely recommend this book.