Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter
03 March 2022Imprint: Mantle
Synopsis
Picked as one of Stylist magazine's 'Fiction Books You Can't Miss' and longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award.
Fortune favours the brave in Lizzie Pook's mesmerising and fiercely feminist historical novel, Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter.
'Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine' – Stylist
1896, Bannin Bay, Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea,...
Details
03 March 2022540 minutes
Anna Skellern
9781529072877Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroineStylist Magazine
Moonlight 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 achievementEmma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters
A lively tale with a gutsy, likeable heroineNick Rennison, Sunday Times
Tense 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 transportingJennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
