Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo
How far would you go to find yourself? When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII, he loses his sister, his country, everything. Over the coming years he endures mistreatment and neglect but is saved again and again by his love of the sea. But will the threads of Arthur's life come together again? There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on the 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...`his best book in years.. Micheal Morpurgo seems to have gone into orbit'. Kate Kellaway, The Observer
`I read the yarn aloud to my children... they were completely hooked, as was I, for the length of the voyage.' Kate Kellaway, The Observer
`a very satisfying read... The masterful writing makes characters come to life on the page... I'm recommending this to adult friends as well as teenagers'. Books for Keeps
`Incredibly moving, harrowing and completely unputdownable. A first class story that brings history alive'. My Child magazine
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007257461 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007257465 |
| Title | Alone on a Wide Wide Sea |
| Author | Michael Morpurgo |
| Series | Collins Readers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |