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Where the sea lavender grows : a novel / Kitty Johnson.

Summary:

Two women separated by time are connected by a haunting love story. In 2006, an artist named Elise takes on a project to restore the murals of Marsh House, a home in North Norfolk. In 1939, Lilias and her sister Ruth live in Marsh House and take in a woman and her son who are evacuees from London. When the little boy's father comes to visit, Lilias forms an instant bond with him. Then he suddenly disappears without a trace. Elise and Sam, a local carpenter, work to solve the mystery of that disappearance as Elise brings the murals back to life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781662535673
  • ISBN: 1662535678
  • Physical Description: 306 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, 2026.
Subject:
Painters > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Great Britain > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 5 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 12 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Richlands Branch Library FIC JOHNSON (Text) 36015002727028 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/06/2026
Albemarle Main Library FIC Johnson (Text) 31010000928301 Adult New Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F JOH (Text) 80605001973998 Adult Fiction Paperback Available -
Boonville Community Public Library F JOHNSON (Text) 30005100262453 Adult New Fiction Available -
Edneyville Branch JOH / Paperback (Text) 33258035520213 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/18/2026
Emily Hill Library AFIC JOH 0726 (Text) 30372102185912 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/14/2026
Henderson Main Branch JOH / Paperback (Text) 33258035520214 Adult New Fiction Available -
Hudson (Fontana) F JOHNSON (Text) 39493108878879 Adult New Fiction Available -
Selma Public Library FIC Johnson (Text) 38950611592538 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/20/2026

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Summary: Two women separated by time are connected by a haunting love story. In 2006, an artist named Elise takes on a project to restore the murals of Marsh House, a home in North Norfolk. In 1939, Lilias and her sister Ruth live in Marsh House and take in a woman and her son who are evacuees from London. When the little boy's father comes to visit, Lilias forms an instant bond with him. Then he suddenly disappears without a trace. Elise and Sam, a local carpenter, work to solve the mystery of that disappearance as Elise brings the murals back to life.