North lives on a circus boat with her beloved bear, keeping a secret that could capsize her life.
Callanish lives alone in her house in the middle of the ocean, tending the graves of those who die at sea. As penance for a terrible mistake, she has become a gracekeeper.
A chance meeting between the two draws them magnetically to one another - and to the promise of a new life.
But the waters are treacherous, and the tide is against them.
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[THE FIRST CALLANISH knew of the Circus Excalibur was the striped silk of their sails against the grey sky] ***(Vintage Digital, 23 April 2015, ebook, 322 pages, bought from Amazon, Popsugar 2018 Reading Challenge, a book set at sea)
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I knew I had to read this book when I saw a billboard advertising it a few weeks before its release. I saw it going to work and it pulled my attention. I must have stood in front of it for at least ten minutes thinking I need to read this book. I bought the book and never got around to reading it until now. I've read other books by the author. I guess I'm a fickle book-lover. I really enjoyed The Gracekeepers but it wasn't quite as spectacular as I imagined when I stood in front of that billboard, awe struck. The prose is lush and vivid. I thought the characters were excellent. The Gracekeepers offers something an unusual and original Fantasy novel. I enjoyed the book a lot but just didn't quite love it.