Paradise - Inspired by a True Story of Survival

Informationen zum Autor Joan Elizabeth Goodman has written several novels of highly acclaimed historical fiction. She lives with her husband and their two children in New York City. Klappentext In 1542, when sixteen-year-old Marguerite is selected by her uncle, the Sieur de Roberval, as one of the young women to accompany him on his voyage to the New World, she seizes the chance to escape the oppressive household of her father. Marguerite persuades her forbidden young lover, Pierre, to join the voyage so they can be wed when they reach Canada. But when Marguerite and Pierre are caught together on the ship, they are banished to the tiny, wild Isle of Demons, off the coast of Quebec?and their voyage to freedom becomes a fight for their very survival. Inspired by the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque, Paradise is a gripping novel of adventure, courage, love, and hardship. Zusammenfassung In 1542, when sixteen-year-old Marguerite is selected by her uncle, the Sieur de Roberval, as one of the young women to accompany him on his voyage to the New World, she seizes the chance to escape the oppressive household of her father. Marguerite persuades her forbidden young lover, Pierre, to join the voyage so they can be wed when they reach Canada. But when Marguerite and Pierre are caught together on the ship, they are banished to the tiny, wild Isle of Demons, off the coast of Quebec—and their voyage to freedom becomes a fight for their very survival. Inspired by the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque, Paradise is a gripping novel of adventure, courage, love, and hardship.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Joan Elizabeth Goodman
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 12 bis 99 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.04.2006
• EAN: 9780618494811
• ISBN: 978-0-618-49481-1
• Seiten: 209
• Abmessung: 127 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; prehistory, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pirates, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Ghost Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Biographical *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / Pirates *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Prehistory *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Exploration & Discovery *