Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Paperback
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation’s favourite storyteller
‘Michael Morpurgo’s best book in years’ Observer
When six-year-old Arthur is shipped to Australia after the Second World War, he loses everything he knows. Subjected to brutal hardship on a working farm before finding a home with the eccentric Aunty Megs, Arthur is eventually called back to the sea.
Now Arthur has built a yacht for his daughter, Allie, who is determined to sail to England to find her father’s long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthur’s life began?
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Imprint
HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
ISBN
978-0-00-863873-3
Publication Date
29-08-2024
Format
Paperback
Pages
320 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation’s favourite storyteller
‘Michael Morpurgo’s best book in years’ Observer
When six-year-old Arthur is shipped to Australia after the Second World War, he loses everything he knows. Subjected to brutal hardship on a working farm before finding a home with the eccentric Aunty Megs, Arthur is eventually called back to the sea.
Now Arthur has built a yacht for his daughter, Allie, who is determined to sail to England to find her father’s long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthur’s life began?
Author
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
Imprint
HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
ISBN
978-0-00-863873-3
Publication Date
29-08-2024
Format
Paperback
Pages
320 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation’s favourite storyteller
‘Michael Morpurgo’s best book in years’ Observer
When six-year-old Arthur is shipped to Australia after the Second World War, he loses everything he knows. Subjected to brutal hardship on a working farm before finding a home with the eccentric Aunty Megs, Arthur is eventually called back to the sea.
Now Arthur has built a yacht for his daughter, Allie, who is determined to sail to England to find her father’s long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthur’s life began?
Author
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.