Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘The sea gives, but it also takes’

Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘The sea gives, but it also takes’

BRAINERD — British-Australian author Emilia Hart has very much solidified her writing style with her second book, “The Sirens,” published in February. In both “The Sirens” and her 2023 debut novel “Weyward,” Hart writes about strong females, persecuted for their practices, their appearances or just simply for being women. Relationships figure prominently into her writing as her characters lean on family members and even ancestors from long ago …