Loraine Means Seagull

10 hrs. 27 min.

Language Russian

Author Maria Khomutovskaya

Narrator Ksenia Shirokaya

Description

By an old agreement between her parents, Lorain becomes the wife of the son of a count from a distant coastal land. Surrounded by wild forests and unfamiliar people, the girl faces her husband’s coldness and contempt. But one day a book about the nature of the coast falls into her hands. From that day on she searches for the plants mentioned in it; her faithful companions on the treks through the taiga become a drawing tablet and incredible legends. The most astonishing of them is the one about the Bird’s Rock.

Perhaps a journey to it will help Lorain find happiness, since her own name means “seagull.” But the taiga decides for itself who and when will learn its secrets.

Five reasons to buy the book:
1) Coastal and taiga legends through a romantic lens.
2) Maria Khomutovskaya—author of romantic and urban fantasy who masterfully turns reality into fantasy.
3) A world that resembles ours, with clearly recognizable locations and legends.
4) A twisted plot with a detective thread.
5) A smart, adequate heroine.