'Intelligent, beautifully written'
The Times
'Historical fiction fans, meet your new favourite author'
Stella Magazine
'Beautifully written, immaculately researched and powerfully imagined'
Lancashire Evening Post
Oceania, 1879. For two years the Peacocks, a determined family of settlers, have struggled to make a remote volcanic island their home. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled over eight hundred miles in search of new horizons. Hopes are high, 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 young Lizzie Peacock to question her deepest convictions, and slowly this tiny, fragile community begins to fracture . . .
An intimate, intense and beautifully realised novel of possession, power and the liberating loss of innocence. The perfect Christmas gift for fans of MISTER PIP and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
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 * An intelligent, beautifully written story about a dysfunctional family in a sinister paradise * The Times * Lushly written, with immaculate historical detail, it worked for me on many levels * Woman and Home * Mr Peacock's Possessions is a wonderful book, full of drama, courage and aspirations. The language is rich and the characters so humanely drawn * Carol Drinkwater *
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Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 131 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4714-0369-9 (9781471403699)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lydia Syson is a Royal Literary Fellow for the Courtauld Institute. She lives in south London with her partner and four children. After an early career as a BBC World Service Radio producer, she turned to writing, often drawing on her family history for inspiration. Read more about Lydia and her books at www.lydiasyson.com or on Twitter: @lydiasyson
