The Rule of the Curlew: The River Between us Book II
Book II of The River Between Us series
A fallen architect. A quiet boatbuilder. A river that gives refuge-and asks for truth.
After a humiliating end to his London career, St John Maltravers retreats to his family home on the Suffolk coast, hoping the silence of the river will swallow the worst of what he's lost. But the house is full of ghosts, and the town full of watching eyes. It's only on the battered wooden sailing boat Curlew-and in the steady presence of Jost van der Heyden, the young craftsman who tends her-that St John begins to breathe again.
What begins as wary companionship deepens into something neither man has words for. On the water they find a freedom the world on land denies them; in the narrowing space of the cabin they discover a fragile courage neither expected. But safety is temporary. The tides change. The town notices. And the past, like the river, rises.
When Jost's family announces their retirement and the boatyard's future is placed in his hands, St John faces a choice: cling to the refuge he's built-or risk everything for a life built together. With a new boat taking shape on paper, and the old one holding their secrets, both men must decide what they're willing to surrender so they can finally move forward.
Tender, atmospheric, and quietly defiant, The Rule of the Curlew continues The River Between Us series with a story about rebuilding-homes, futures, and selves-and about the courage it takes to choose your own course when the tide is against you.
Perfect for readers of Sarah Waters, Patrick Gale, and Sebastian Faulks.
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