I was like ‘my heart is breaking’ when I started Anna’s story. I’ll have to be honest though….the first quarter of the book was really sad so be prepared. I love how the past and present come together and neither story overshadows the other. The story starts out with Ally and then transitions to Anna’s story. So I was really excited to read this book when it came out. I always walk away from her books feeling like everything turned out just how it should with the characters. I love Lucinda Riley’s storytelling….it’s beautiful, tragic, lyrical, and ultimately heartwarming….though often there are heartbreaking circumstances that happen to the main characters…. The clues left from her father take Ally to the frosty, distant shores of Norway.ĭuring her quest, Ally discovers how her life and the story of unknown singer, Anna Landvik who lived there over 100 years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg’s iconic music set to Ibsen’s play ‘Peer Gynt’ are linked! As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. When tragedy strikes again for Ally, she decides to start looking into her ‘history’ and hope it distracts her from her grief. Most of the sisters have said said they will find out someday but few have expressed much interest in the subject of their ‘roots’.Īlly returns to Theo and begins to prep for the ‘race of her life’ called Fastnet which promises glory for the winning team but it also promises extremely dangerous conditions.

When she arrives her father has left clues for all seven of the sisters to find out where they come from….if they choose. The two are vacationing together in the Greek Isles when word reaches Ally that Pa Salt has died.Īfter this devastating news Ally returns to her home retreat ‘Atlantis’ in Geneva to mourn her father.

This book is the second in the series and chronicles the story of Ally D’Apliese who is a sensible, professional sailor.Īfter sailing in one of her most challenging races, the smoldering chemistry between skipper, Theo, and Ally is ripe for igniting. This series tells the story of each of the D’Apliese sisters that were adopted by a rich billionaire, Pa Salt, and named after the Seven Sisters constellation. Last spring, I had the pleasure of starting this unique series, The Seven Sisters.

The witch of salt and storm