'Beautifully written,unflinching and brimming with adventure'- Jennifer Saint,author of Ariadne and Elektra'Immersive storytelling,a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine'- Stylist1896,Bannin Bay,Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea,rumours of mutiny and murder swell within the bay's dens and back alleys. Only his headstrong daughter,Eliza,refuses to believe her father is dead,and sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth.But in a town teeming with corruption,prejudice,and blackmail,Eliza soon learns that the answers she seeks might cost more than pearls. How much is she willing to sacrifice to find them'Both a breathtaking adventure story and a moving testimony to the lengths we go to for the people we love,it swept me away from the first page'- Emma Stonex,author of The LamplightersTimes Best Historical Fiction Pick A Woman & Home Best BookStylist Top PickShortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award and the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Compelling,fiercely feminist,and atmospheric,Lizzie Pook's Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter is a truly mesmerising novel.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529072884Number of pages: 304Weight: 218 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 20 mm
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Immersive storytelling,a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroineMoonlight and the Pearler's Daughter is a gorgeous debut. Both a breathtaking adventure story and a moving testimony to the lengths we go to for the people we love,it swept me away from the first page...A gleaming achievementA lively tale with a gutsy,likeable heroineTense and vividly atmospheric,with a determined,independent heroine intent on the truth. It's beautifully written,unflinching and brimming with adventure. I loved the journey to a world I knew nothing about - it's gloriously transportingWritten with sensitivity and heart,we defy you not to fall in love with this feisty,headstrong heroine Lizzie Pook's plot rattles along,but the real draw is her description of the bay,a place where pearlers risk their lives diving for that elusive,perfect pearl that will set them up for life...It is an unfamiliar,unforgiving world and Eliza is an engaging guideWith prose as beautiful as its pearlescent cover,this is an absolute gemA compelling,atmospheric mystery set in western Australia in the late 19th century. Brilliantly manages to recognise the details of the time,including the injustices of colonialism and the pearling industry,alongside a rollicking adventure. A sure fire hitI loved it: a gritty plot,exquisite prose,and a vivid evocation of a dangerous time and place. Wonderfully researched and realisedA stunning debut. From the very first line,this novel drew me fully into its gritty yet captivating world...I will never look at a string of pearls in quite the same wayGritty,lyrical,breathtaking. I couldn't put it down,drawn in by its vivid characters and wealth of historical detailThis story of a daughter searching for her father in 19th century Bannin Bay is exquisite. You can feel the swell of the sea and smell the fish guts. Teeming with atmosphere and a drama that keeps you turning the pages...I loved itThe exquisite prose tugged me in and held me in the eye of the storm,my fingers tightly crossed for Eliza. It's not just good,it's important. Lizzie shines a light on a dark part of British history with grace,skill,sensitivity and honesty. I LOVED ITThis story is a voyage I won't forget readily. Days after reading,I still feel the thrum of the ocean beneath my feet. PhenomenalI devoured Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter...Gorgeous,lyrical writing that brings the stifling heat and brutal landscape of North-Western Australia to life,with a courageous heroine in Eliza whose quest I was thoroughly invested in. Incredible!Eerie and atmospheric with a steadily building sense of mystery and intrigue. I loved all the strands and how they connected in an unexpected and glorious way as the story crescendoed to the climax. Superb storytellingA stunning debut. Lizzie's gloriously descriptive and vivid prose envelops us in 19th century Western Australia as if it were yesterday. A moving debut with a truly relatable protagonistA luscious,mysterious,adventure novel set in the halcyon days of Australia's lucrative pearl industry in the late 1800's...Pook spins an expert tale of corruption,fate and family in this dazzling debutMoonlight and the Pearler's Daughter is a gift for anyone who likes their historical fiction impeccably researched,beautifully written and with an amazing sense of place. In Bannin Bay,Lizzie Pook has created a richly imagined world so fully realised in all its unflinching glory that from the opening pages I was transported...I loved this pacy and compelling read and can't wait to see what Lizzie does nextA transporting and thought provoking novel. The story is as lustrous as a pearl,but just like a pearl,there is real grit at its heartAtmospheric,fascinating,and beautiful,a fantastic story with unexpected twists and turns,and vivid characters that seared their way into my heart like a noon sun on a blisteringly hot day...MagnificentA journey of discoveryA perilous,richly-imagined story...a thrilling readA powerful debut,and brilliantly escapist
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