Mandragora
Author | : David McRobbie |
Publisher | : Hachette Children's Books Australia |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0733610749 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780733610745 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A sailing ship leaves Scotland, headed for South Australia. For the passengers, the voyage offers a fresh start in a promising land. But on the way they meet sudden malice and inexplicable danger and at the end of their voyage, the ship is wrecked in a wild winter storm. There are only two survivors a seventeen-year-old girl and a young seaman who take shelter in a cave to wait out the storm. There they find warmth, security and love. When the storm is over and they finally emerge, there is something left behind. Something evil. A hundred years later, another young couple uncover the place where the lovers found sanctuary. But some things are best left undisturbed ENDORSEMENTS One of the most intriguing stories that I have encountered in a very long time. Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller & Publisher