The wild beauty of the North Sea coast, a mysterious shipwreck, and two women, connected by the sea
St Peter's by the North Sea coast, 1955: Tilla's world is the sea. She doesn't want to get married, she wants to dive. Not to be tied down, but to feel the freedom of the waves. In the depths of the North Sea, she discovers an old shipwreck - a subject of fishermen's folklore for generations. An insatiable curiosity to unveil its secrets grows within Tilla.
Upon a North Sea island, 1633: Nes and her mother, fleeing from their past, seek refuge in the tranquillity of a Beguines convent. But soon the islanders turn against the women, and dangerous accusations begin to fly. At the same time, a mysterious ship appears on the horizon that could be a potential path to salvation or the harbinger of disaster.
"This book captivates you like the pull of the sea." Miriam Georg