The Sirens: A GMA Book Club Pick
by Emilia Hart
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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
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.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250280824
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Emilia Hart
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published Date
- April 1, 2025
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 352
- Physical Info
- 1.4 in H x 9.3 in L x 6.4 in W (1.15 lb)

I LOVE this book!! My sister in law was reading it at the beach last year and told me about it and knew when I got home I had to order it! It’s one of those books you wish you could read for the first time again.
The story drug on with a poor wrap up at the end. The connection between the two points in time was not fulfilling in the way the story was concluded. It felt like a wasted read trying to get to the end to absorb the summation.
I liked it, but I loved Weyward more. It is more of a slower burn than Weyward was, and there was so much crammed into the ending. I think if that was spread out more throughout the rest of the book, it would've captivated me more. But, it was still a good read! I love how Emilia Hart's books combine historical fiction with magical realism, and how she shows the power of strong women, and how we can rise above the barriers we still face today ❤️
The beginning seemed a little slow but the more I read the more intrigued I became. The ending was a complete surprise and caught me off guard. overall, thus was a successful second book for this emerging author. Look forward to reading more by this author.
Really enjoyed this story. Honestly couldn’t put it down and read it in one day! Better than binge watching Netflix!
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