The Keepers of Hearts…

“Nobody knows where, nobody knows where
Nobody knows where we hide
We are the sea faeries of Hastings
And we swim with the tide

By day we are one with the ocean
And we dance where the waves never end
At night on the shore, we attend to our chores
As we fix broken hearts left to mend”

— The Keepers of Hearts

Set in Hastings Old Town in the 1850s, The Keepers of Hearts is the story of young Jack and his magical journey to find the sea faeries of Rock-a-Nore and mend his mother’s broken heart.

Jack’s Mother is heart-broken when her husband drowns at sea. She is so filled with despair that she longs to join him in the next life, leaving her son, young Jack, feeling abandoned by both his parents.

Jack decides to find a way to mend his mother’s broken heart and his journey takes him on an adventure where he meets the fishermen’s wives, a wise owl and a wise woman. Together they help him find his way to the sea faeries of Rock-a-Nore.

The sea faeries mend broken hearts by the light of the moon, but they find the task of healing Annie’s heart more difficult than usual and need to turn to the mermaids for help.

Told in rhyme and interspersed with songs, The Keepers of Hearts is a magical story, beautifully illustrated by Claire Fletcher, with a happy ending that will warm your heart.