Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

- Reviews -

Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine * Stylist 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 achievement -- Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters 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 transporting -- Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne A compelling, atmospheric mysteryset 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. Asure fire hit -- Kate Sawyer, Costa shortlisted author of The Stranding A 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 way -- Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake I loved it: a gritty plot, exquisite prose, and a vivid evocation of a dangerous time and place. Wonderfully researched and realised -- Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan Gritty, lyrical, breathtaking. I couldn' t put it down, drawn in by its vivid characters and wealth of historical detail -- Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker' s Gift This 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 it -- Julie Owen Moylan, author of That Green Eyed Girl The 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 IT -- Nikki May, author of Wahala This story is a voyage I won' t forget readily. Days after reading, I still feel the thrum of the ocean beneath my feet. Phenomenal -- Saara El-Arifi, author of The Final Strife I 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! -- Amy McCulloch, author of Breathless A 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 protagonist -- Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female 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 storytelling -- Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring A 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 debut -- Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone Moonlight 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 next -- Lianne Dillsworth, author of The Theatre of Marvels A transporting and thought provoking novel. The story is as lustrous as a pearl, but just like a pearl, there is real grit at its heart -- Polly Crosby, author of The Unravelling

- Author Bio -

Lizzie Pook is an award-winning journalist and travel writer contributing to The Sunday Times, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Conde Nast Traveller and more. Her assignments have taken her to some of the most remote parts of the planet, from the uninhabited east coast of Greenland in search of roaming polar bears, to the foothills of the Himalayas to track endangered snow leopards. She was inspired to write Moonlight and the Pearler' s Daughter, her debut novel, after spending time in north-western Australia researching the dangerous and fascinating pearl-diving industry. She lives in London.

- Full Details -

Status:	No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13:	9781529072846
Published:	3 Mar 2022
Published In:	United Kingdom
Imprint:	Mantle
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Format:	Hardback
Height:	234mm
Width:	153mm
Spine:	26mm
Weight:	505g
Pages:	304

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