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Mr Peacock's Possessions
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An intelligent, beautifully written story about a dysfunctional family in a sinister paradise' - The Times
Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own.
At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled eight hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, until a vulnerable boy vanishes.
In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island's secrets force them all to question their deepest convictions.
Praise for Mr Peacock's Possessions:
'Syson's novel, a modern take on the literary genre known (after Robinson Crusoe) as the robinsonade, is a haunting exploration of Lizzie's disillusion with her father's dreams and their damaging consequences' - The Sunday Times
'Syson's novel is richly evocative of a Pacific world in flux, as cultures clash and individuals battle to find their place amid the ensuing confusion... a very moving story of fathers and children, of faith and disillusion, and of the dangerous consequences of trying to take possession of people as well as land' - BBC History Magazine
'Lushly written, with immaculate historical detail, it worked for me on many levels' - Women and Home
'As compelling, mysterious and haunting as the troubled tropical paradise it portrays... Syson doesn't just write about the past, she transports us there. A tour de force' - Piers Torday
Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own.
At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled eight hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, until a vulnerable boy vanishes.
In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island's secrets force them all to question their deepest convictions.
Praise for Mr Peacock's Possessions:
'Syson's novel, a modern take on the literary genre known (after Robinson Crusoe) as the robinsonade, is a haunting exploration of Lizzie's disillusion with her father's dreams and their damaging consequences' - The Sunday Times
'Syson's novel is richly evocative of a Pacific world in flux, as cultures clash and individuals battle to find their place amid the ensuing confusion... a very moving story of fathers and children, of faith and disillusion, and of the dangerous consequences of trying to take possession of people as well as land' - BBC History Magazine
'Lushly written, with immaculate historical detail, it worked for me on many levels' - Women and Home
'As compelling, mysterious and haunting as the troubled tropical paradise it portrays... Syson doesn't just write about the past, she transports us there. A tour de force' - Piers Torday
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Data wydania: 17.05.2018
Liczba stron: 432
Wymiary: 24.2x16.7
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: Zaffre Publishing
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Tytuł:Mr Peacock's Possessions
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EAN: 9781785761867
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