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The Sirens

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The Sirens

Auteur(s): Emilia Hart
Narrateur(s): Barrie Kreinik
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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward.

“Narrator Barrie Kreinik offers a first-rate performance, embodying the characters with distinctive voices and delivering Hart’s prose with graceful lyricism.”—Library Journal (starred review)

"The Sirens teems with family secrets, eerie dreams, and deep transformation. A compelling tale of sisterhood, sacrifice, and the sea, this is a beautiful follow-up to Hart's sensational debut, Weyward. The Sirens will sweep you away."—Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover’s throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister’s house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack—but Jess is nowhere to be found.

As Lucy awaits her return, the rumors surrounding Jess’s strange small town start to emerge. Numerous men have gone missing at sea, spread over decades. A tiny baby was found hidden in a cave. And sailors tell of hearing women’s voices on the waves. Desperate for answers, Lucy finds and begins to read her sister’s adolescent diary.

1999: Jess is a lonely sixteen-year-old in a rural town in the middle of the continent. Diagnosed with a rare allergy to water, she has always felt different, until her young, charming art teacher takes an interest in her drawings, seeing a power and maturity in them—and in her—that no one else has.

1800: Twin sisters Mary and Eliza have been torn from their loving father in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship bound for Australia. For their entire lives, they’ve feared the ocean, as their mother tragically drowned when they were just girls. Yet as the boat bears them further and further from all they know, they begin to notice changes in their bodies that they can’t explain, and they feel the sea beginning to call to them…

A breathtaking tale of female resilience and the bonds of sisterhood across time and space, The Sirens captures the power of dreams, and the mystery and magic of the sea.

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2025 Emilia Hart (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
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"The Sirens entices us with the combination of mesmerising beauty mixed with mortal danger. Hart skillfully entwines mystical aspects into what could be construed as part-fairytale, but its multiple timeframes and historical settings are firmly grounded."—Historical Novel Society

"Hart’s second novel (after Weyward) weaves a lyrical story, intricately blending family dynamics with the magic of folklore. For fans of family relationship stories with elements of magical realism, such as the novels of Sarah Addison Allen."Library Journal

"Full of allure and brimming with undercurrents of buried secrets... The Sirens is beautifully written and utterly compelling."—Evie Woods, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop

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Magical realism in triple time-line

I thoroughly enjoyed this author's debut novel and wanted to see if her second novel would be as good as her first. My verdict? "The Sirens" was very good, but not quite as good as "Weyward".

"The Sirens" is a triple-timeline novel infused with a lot of magical realism. As is often the case, I personally enjoyed the historical timeline more than the present day stories.

1800's story follows twin sisters who have been banished from Ireland and forced to board a convict ship heading for Australia. The conditions aboard the ship were absolutely horrendous. The longer the girls are at sea, they notice subtle changes in their bodies...

The 1999 story stars Jess. A teenage girl who has always felt different. She has a rare allergy to water and must cleanse herself with wipes. She is ostracized by her peers and is very lonely. She is a talented artist and when her teacher singles her out, she is very vulnerable to his advances.

In the present day, Lucy travels to visit her sister Jess after an altercation with her boyfriend. She arrives to find an empty house, and she is puzzled by Jess's absence, especially because Jess is soon to participate in an art show. The small coastal town where Jess lives has been rife with speculation and suspicion. Several young men have gone missing. Years ago, a tiny baby was discovered alive in a sea cave, alone, with her mother nowhere in evidence. Even more strange - people hear the eerie sound of women singing near the shore. As the days go by, Lucy searches Jess's house for clues as to where she might be. She stumbles upon Jess's teenage diary and begins to read...

I was thoroughly engrossed in the historical narrative of this novel. It was well researched and the prose flowed well. The plight of the female convicts was heart-rending.

I guess what I didn't like was the magical realism. There was just SO MUCH of it that it crossed the line into fantasy. A genre that I really don't enjoy. Shame on me though, as I was duly warned by the publisher's description. I guess I thought it would be just lightly touched with magical realism like her first novel. However these are just my own personal reactions to the book.

Emilia Hart writes well, and her characterization and imagery are flawless. This book speaks to the strength, courage, and resilience of women over the centuries. Sisterly bonds and folklore permeate the narratives. There was a hint of mystery interjected into the plot, but you need only to read the book's title to figure it out.

Recommended to readers who enjoy historical fiction infused with elements of fantasy.

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Beautiful Story!

The imagery and parallels were gorgeous! There was a sorrowful subplot to the beautiful connection of family and truth.

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