Jo McMorrow is delighted when she discovers she is pregnant. She is not quite so happy to find out that her fiance David is a gambling addict. When she discovers that she was just days away from losing all of the assets from the sale of her home she panics. She runs away to Shetland to start a new life for herself. She is hoping for peace and quiet; after all, what could happen in Shetland? It is so far away from everything. What could go wrong? Everything it seems.
Dancing with the Ferryman is a nice, relaxing, easy to read story. On the same day that Jo discovers that she is pregnant, she also finds out that her fiance, David, has not been telling her the truth. She decides to move away from London and live off the proceeds from her house sale for a while. With a little help from best friend, Megan, she buys a house in Shetland and moves there alone a few weeks later. Although Jo finds life in Shetland to be lonely to start with, she soon makes friends with her new neighbour, Ruby, and gets introduced to lots of new people, including Ruby’s son, Magnus.
The relationship between Jo and Magnus builds slowly but steadily. I enjoyed the Captain and Mrs Birdseye segments, and the banter that passed between them. I realise that Jo was dealing with several major upheavals in her life, but I did feel at times as though she was rather horrible to poor Magnus. He was lovely though, and had so much patience and understanding. It was nice to read the epilogue at the end to catch up with events.
I loved the descriptions of the locations in Dancing with the Ferryman. I have never been to Shetland, but spent an hour looking at photos and maps on the internet to find out more about the area. I will have to visit sometime!
