The Boundless Deep By Kate Brallier
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 3:15pm
sophomore effort more than lives up to the promise shown by her first novel, Seal Island. Admittedly, this was a bit of a stretch for me to read. I tend to like my stories a lot heavier on the paranormal than the romance. Still, some of my happiest discoveries have come from pushing my boundaries beyond my reading comfort zone. There are so many books that I would never have read and enjoyed without taking such a chance, and I am happy to add The Boundless Deep to that list.
stunning tale of reincarnation and self discovery is set in Nantucket, both in the present and the past during the height of the whaling trade. Liza a grad student, has been plagued by recurring dreams of a life at sea, of whaling, and ship captain Obadiah Young her entire life. When an offer to stay on the island that has featured so prominently in her dreams presents itself, Liza leaps upon it eager to see where her dreams and reality meet.
The Boundless Deep builds on the same world that began to reveal with Seal Island. A world much like our own, but one where the unknown lurks, just out of sight, in dark corners and lightless depths. showcases a fine sense of the historical, and obviously did a great deal of research into both the era in general and the whale trade in particular. Don't let preconceptions keep you from a great read, The Boundless Deep can be enjoyed by Fantasy, Romance and Fiction fans alike.
Kate will be doing a reading at our Grant Park location, March 22nd at 10am with her husband and fellow author, David Keck. Don't miss it.
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Philosophers have said that we travel through our lives, past and present, surrounded by the same souls, that we spend each new life trying to mend the hurts we've done to one another in the past. In The Boundless Deep, Kate Brallier explores this idea in a combination of strong storytelling and gifted characterization.
Grad student Liza has long been plagued by vivid dreams of whaling. Offered the chance to trade her land-locked existence for a summer on Nantucket, the well-preserved heart of New England's whaling trade, Liza jumps at the chance, eager to see how well her dreams mesh with historical reality.
The answer is: all too well. Liza's dreams become highly sexual; her visions of ship's captain Obadiah Young grow increasingly intense. At times the past and present mix before her eyes, with automobiles replaced by horse-drawn carriages.
Though skeptical of Liza's claims of a past life, whaling museum curator Adam is drawn to Liza's intense desire to know the truth--about herself, and about Obadiah, accused of murdering his beautiful, young wife. But Adam isn't the only man with an interest in Liza--handsome Lucian, whose home Liza is sharing for the season, has designs on her as well.
In a single summer, Liza must answer the riddle of her dreams, reunite lovers separated by death, solve a hundred-year-old murder . . . and figure out her heart's desire.
