Friday, April 6, 2012

Alone On A Wide Wide Sea (Insider)

As I Have Mentioned In My Recent Post, I Would Tell You About The Book "Alone On A Wide Wide Sea". So This Is What It's About:

"There Were Dozens Of Us On The Ship, All Ages, Boys And Girls, And We Were All Up On Deck Leaving Of Liverpool, Gulls Wheeling And Crying Over Our Heads, Calling Goodbye, I Thought They Were Waving Goodbye. 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." (Quoted From The Novel)

When Orphaned Arthur Hobhouse Is Shipped To Australia After WWII He Loses His Sister, His Country And Everything He Knows. The Coming Years Will Test Him To Limits, As He Endures Mistreatment, Neglect, And Forced Labour In The Australian Outback. But Arthur Is Also Saved, Again And Again, By His Love Of The Sea. And When He Meets A Nurse Whose Father Owns A Boat-Building Business, All The Pieces Of His Broken Life Come Together. Now, At The End Of His Life, Allie Has A Boat That Will Take Her To England Solo, Across The Worlds Roughest Seas, In Search Of Her Fathers Long-Lost Sister! Will The Threads Of Arthurs Life Finally Come Together?

Okay, So That's Basically What The Book Is About. It May Sound Boring But Trust Me It's AMAZING. If You Happen To Read It My Favourite Character Is Marty :') I Love Him So Much x'D
I Really Do Recommend This Book! Rating: 10/10

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