Island of Silver is a story about wonder. It is set on the magical island of Guernsey, an idyllic world of gleaming cliffs and enchanted woods, of aquamarine seas and angel bright skies.

It is also a story about war, the tragedy of a dying land as the First World War rips open the heart of Europe.

And it begins and ends with a little girl.

Lorley lives a golden life in Guernsey with her Papa, Mamma, and four brothers. Blessed with a wondrous imagination, she sees the magic of Guernsey all around her, where she dreams of mermaids in the waves and angels in the white mist of the sky, a young girl who sees heaven in the wildflowers.

But beyond this tiny island in the sea, the First World War has begun, and soon the killing fields of Europe bleed into Guernsey. Lorley’s Papa must leave his family to fight in the trenches of France.

So begins the great yearning of Lorley’s family. Her Mamma cannot truly believe in the war, and longs for her husband’s return. Lorley’s brothers, Reginald and Herbert, too young to fight, yearn for the glory of battle. And her youngest brothers, Lloyd and Randolph, adventurous, lion-hearted boys, yearn for their Papa, their hero, to return to them.

Lorley’s world becomes one of great longing also. Believing she must strive to not be afraid, and to not be sad, as her Papa tells her before he leaves, Lorley waits for her Papa to come home.

It is then that the magical Mme. de la Rue enters her life, a radiant witch with shimmering silver hair from the mysterious South Shore of the island. She is a gifted healer and dreamspeaker, and becomes a spiritual beacon for Lorley. The little girl’s imagination spirals to new heights as Mme. de la Rue becomes part of Lorley’s family through the dark days of the war, through the great longing.

 Lorley and her family endure heart wrenching loss that changes their lives irrevocably. Never, though, does Lorley lose sight of the magic and the wonder in her island.