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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

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How far would you go to find yourself? This is the lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of "Private Peaceful". There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a grey day with drizzle in the air, the great sad cranes bowing to the ship from the docks as we steamed past. That is all I remember of England! When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII, he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows. The coming years will test him to his limits, as he endures mistreatment, neglect and forced labour in the Australian outback. But, Arthur is also saved, again and again, by his love of the sea. And when he meets a nurse whose father owns a boat-building business, all the pieces of his broken life come together. Now, at the end of his life, Arthur has built a special boat for his daughter Allie, whose love of the sea is as strong and as vital as her father's. Now, Allie has a boat that will take her to England solo, across the world's roughest seas, in search of her father's long-lost sister! Will the threads of Arthur's life finally come together?

Accolades

Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2007.

Author Biography

On May 14, 2003, Michael Morpurgo was appointed the 3rd Children's Laureate. The role is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books, to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field. He has written over 90 books and has an unparalleled reputation in the world of children's books. His books have been adapted for the cinema, TV and theatre and he has won numerous awards including Children's Book Award and Whitbred Children's Book Award.
Release date NZ
September 4th, 2006
Audience
  • Children's (6-12)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
HarperCollins Children's Books
Interest Age
From 10
Pages
320
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN-13
9780007247349
Product ID
1670619

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