Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

The Brightwells have sailed from England to establish a new home in Western Australia. Eliza, ten, knows nothing about what awaits them on these shores beyond gleaming pearls and soup-plate-sized shells – the items her father has promised will create their fortune. Charles Brightwell, the bay's most successful pearler ten years later, goes lost from his ship while at sea.

Whispers from the townspeople imply mutiny and murder, but Eliza, confident there is more to the tale, refuses to accept her father is dead, and it falls to her to explore the questions no one else dares to ask. But, in a society rife with corruption, bigotry, and extortion, Eliza quickly discovers that the truth may be more expensive than pearls, and she must determine how much she is ready to pay – and how far she is willing to go.

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Author: Lizzie Pook
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