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Informationen zum Autor Lizzie Pook is an award-winning journalist and travel writer contributing to The Sunday Times , Lonely Planet , Rough Guides , Condé Nast Traveller and more. Her assignments have taken her to some of the most remote parts of the planet, from the uninhabited east coast of Greenland in search of roaming polar bears, to the foothills of the Himalayas to track endangered snow leopards. She was inspired to write Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter , her debut novel, after spending time in north-western Australia researching the dangerous and fascinating pearl-diving industry. She lives in London. Zusammenfassung 'Beautifully written, unflinching and brimming with adventure' – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne and Elektra 'Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine' – Stylist 1896, Bannin Bay, Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea, rumours of mutiny and murder swell within the bay's dens and back alleys. Only his headstrong daughter, Eliza, refuses to believe her father is dead, and sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth. But in a town teeming with corruption, prejudice, and blackmail, Eliza soon learns that the answers she seeks might cost more than pearls. How much is she willing to sacrifice to find them? 'Both a breathtaking adventure story and a moving testimony to the lengths we go to for the people we love, it swept me away from the first page' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters Times Best Historical Fiction Pick of 2022 A Woman & Home Best Book of 2022 Stylist Top Pick for 2022 Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award 2022 and the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2022 Compelling, fiercely feminist, and atmospheric, Lizzie Pook's Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter is a truly mesmerising novel. ...
