A Wild and Heavenly Place

By Robin Oliveira

Book Overview

How far would you go? How much would you risk?

Hailey MacIntyre seems conjured from the depths of Samuel Fiddes's loneliness. Caring for his young sister in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland, Samuel has known only hunger, while Hailey has never known want. Yet, when Samuel saves Hailey's brother from a runaway carriage, their connection is undeniable.

Through secret meetings and stolen moments, their improbable love grows. But then the City of Glasgow Bank fails, and Hailey's bankrupt father impulsively moves their family across the globe to Seattle, a city rumored to have coal in its hills and easy money for anyone willing to work for it.

Samuel is haunted by Hailey's parting words: Remember, Washington Territory. Armed only with his wits, he determines to follow her, leaving behind everything he has ever known in search of Hailey and the chance of a better life for his sister. But the fledgling town barely cut out of the wilderness holds its own secrets and will test them all in ways unimaginable.

Poignant and lyrical, A Wild and Heavenly Place is an ode to the Pacific Northwest, to those courageous enough to chase the American Dream, and to a love so powerful it endures beyond distance, beyond hope.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593543858
• ISBN13: 9780593543856
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Such a lovely book, until it isn't

I was thrilled to get a new book by my favorite author! But after getting about halfway through the book, I was sorely disappointed. I won't spoil it for the readers but, it is not what I expected nor is it a new favorite like I had hoped. The love Hailey and Samuel share is always there, but there is such a heart jerking part that I almost couldn't continue reading. I wish instead of what happens, that Samuel and Hailey could have been together from the start, not later on. The addition of James in the way Oliveira put him was in my opinion, unnecessary and he could have been antagonist in another way entirely. It's not a book I would recommend, but not one I'd shirk from either. I hope to read more reviews to see what others think.