Mr Peacock's possessions / Mister Peacock's possessions
Syson, Lydia,
Mr Peacock's possessions / Mister Peacock's possessions Lydia Syson. - London: Zaffre Publishing, 2018. - 409 pages ; 24 cm.
"Oceania, 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled eight hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, 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 island¹s secrets force them all to question their deepest convictions."--Publisher's description.
9781785761867 1785761862 9781785764882 1785764888
Islands--Fiction.
Pioneers--Fiction.
Colonists--Fiction.
Missing children--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
PR9708.S995 / M75 2018
NZ823.92
Mr Peacock's possessions / Mister Peacock's possessions Lydia Syson. - London: Zaffre Publishing, 2018. - 409 pages ; 24 cm.
"Oceania, 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled eight hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, 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 island¹s secrets force them all to question their deepest convictions."--Publisher's description.
9781785761867 1785761862 9781785764882 1785764888
Islands--Fiction.
Pioneers--Fiction.
Colonists--Fiction.
Missing children--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
PR9708.S995 / M75 2018
NZ823.92