--- product_id: 57418974 title: "Ember Island" brand: "touchstone" price: "133.57 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/57418974-ember-island store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Ember Island **Brand:** touchstone **Price:** 133.57 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ember Island by touchstone - **How much does it cost?** 133.57 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/57418974-ember-island) ## Best For - touchstone enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted touchstone brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Ember Island - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51htjfmPWIL.jpg) ![Ember Island - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pn+uO1r4L.jpg) ![Ember Island - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419MVcg5s8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved This Spunky Heroine *by D***A on Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015* Paperback (edit)review I hoped Ember Island would be as enjoyable as Lighthouse Bay, my first book by Kimberly Freeman. It was! The dual narratives presented two female heroines who sought resolution within themselves while attempting to find love. Ember Island's format was almost identical to Lighthouse Bay, which I really appreciated since I enjoyed that book. Basically, both novels followed a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who fled from her spouse under suspicious circumstances and then assumed a new identity on the shores of Australia. That sounds a little corny, but Freeman's strong heroines with interesting pasts make it is easy to get lost in her novels.Tilly's life in 1890 was ruled by marrying a good mate, i.e. a rich husband who would provide a sizable estate for her to wander around all day. Tilly was a naive girl who rushed into a marriage of convenience hoping love would follow. Not only did that not occur, Tilly discovered her husband had many deadly secrets. When she decided to take control of her life, she landed on Ember Island where she was hired as a governess to the warden's daughter, Nell. Tilly was a great character because she was complex. She was impetuous and rash in her decisions, but also caring and concerned about those around her. Her story was engrossing and I wished it filled the entire book. The story of author Nina in the present was what I would expect from a cheesy romance novel. The dialog was dull and the story of her lost loves just didn't evoke a response from me. The only good thing about Nina's narrative was that it shed light on Nell's life beyond what was revealed in Tilly's narrative.Freeman is such a gifted writer. The interactions between characters perfectly capture the awkward and reveal their inner feelings with little effort. My favorite aspect of her novels are the descriptions of the natural beauty of her settings. I loved this one!Please read more of my reviews on my blog: http://fastpageturner.wordpress.comor follow me on twitter at @dana_heyde (less) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful escapism *by K***B on Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2013* Needing a great story to slip into and escape for a while, I was delighted to see that Kimberley Freeman's latest, Ember Island had downloaded on my Kindle. Loving Freeman's previous books, I couldn't wait to snuggle down with this one. Cup of tea: check; cushions to rest against: check; silence and no interruptions: check. Big sigh of contentment... open book... And....Immediately, I was transported to Ember Island, a fictional place in Brisbane's Moreton Bay, and the struggles of internationally renown but reluctant writer, Nina, who, discovering her property on the island (once owned by her grandmother) has been damaged in a storm, arrives to oversee repairs. Only, the house isn't the only thing needing fixing. Nina is nursing a wounded heart and suffering from terrible writers' block and, as the story unfolds, readers learn she is burdened from carrying a guilty secret as well.The story shifts gear back to the late 1800s and the life of orphaned Matilda Kirkland who, after her beloved grandfather dies, follows her new husband, Jasper, to Guernsey in the Channel Islands to take up life as a wife and all that entails. Only, when Tilly (as she is known) arrives, nothing is as it seems and her dream future with the dashing Jasper soon becomes a nightmare from which she must wake or perish.Segueing between the two stories of two very different women, the connecting thread being Nina's grandmother, Eleanor or Nell, and the diaries she has left of her childhood on Ember Island, the reader is immersed in their separate travails and quest to find both love and peace, a place to settle their restless souls, but without sacrificing their sense of self.While Freeman segues between the narratives and times, she doesn't compromise pace or plot and the reader is allowed the time to not only get to know the characters, but to enjoy the unfolding tale as well. At first, I confess, I found Nina a bit whiny, though I did appreciate the descriptions of the crippling doubt even a famous author experiences and her inability to shake these demons. Still, I also wanted to slap her and tell her to appreciate the success she clearly has had, the supportive people in her life and to just get on with it and stop complaining! It's testimony to Freeman's prose that I responded to Nina that way; she is a realised character and certainly, the further you get into the story the more you come to appreciate why Nina feels the way she does.Tilly is both a product of her era and someone who struggles against the shackles of imposed gender roles and male authority but without sacrificing veracity. Sometimes, however, she is too easily seduced by those who don't have her best intentions at heart; the lessons she learns from them and their actions are hard indeed. The younger characters in the book, especially precocious Nell, are endearing and wise beyond their years.This is a romance, and while it features good men and bad, it also explores female friendship and the ties that bind and those that are severed and why. I really enjoyed the female relationships and the love and trust and betrayal that are explored within these.Overall, this is a marvellous page-turner over which I lost sleep trying to get to the end because I simply HAD to know what happened. Though I saw a couple of the twists, there were one or two I did not, and they quite took my breath away!Anyone looking for a great read, pick up Ember Island, slip into its pages and escape - though here's a warning: you might not want to come back! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three women and their stories told past to present day. *by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018* I enjoyed this story of daughter, great grandmother and the governess. Told in past and present chapters. Present day daughter is a writer with a secret, her great grandmother is a child in this telling but hopes to be a writer. She lives on an island in Australia where her father is the superintendent of the prison. The governess is Tilly on the run from a bad marriage. It's Tilly's story that I enjoyed the most. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/57418974-ember-island](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/57418974-ember-island) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*