Sea Glass - by H Critchlow (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

When a torrent washes away the world, what remains must be protected - no matter the cost. As rain falls in biblical volumes across the globe, Britain is subsumed by water. On the day the waters rise to unfathomable heights, Robert flees London in the boat he stashed long ago. He makes it out, barely, and to Scotland and higher ground. He rescues as many as he can, none so vulnerable as the utterly mute small girl, who is all alone.

Sixteen years pass and the band of survivors have built an island community atop a peak. Robert remains, and the tiny child is a young woman named Delia - short for Cordelia, daughter of the sea. Robert has become their de facto leader of their collective, and when Delia witnesses the ferocity of Robert's desire to preserve what he has built, she is horrified, and takes to the seas. Delia's quest brings her to new Joel. The pair are instantly and intensely drawn to one another.

Yet when she returns with Joel, Robert is apoplectic. Delia and Joel must leave, but find their only means of escape is gone. They wait, knowing Joel's people will come for him. But when they do, will this bring a melding of worlds and a better future, or will a new fight for survival begin?

About the Author

H Critchlow grew up in rural Aberdeenshire. Her short stories have appeared in fiction anthologies and she is the author of a bestselling crime fiction series. She lives in St Albans.