Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

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How far would you go to find yourself The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nations favourite storyteller
Michael Morpurgos 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 fathers long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthurs life began

Reviews

'Lyrical and moving, it is one of the former Children's Laureate's best books for years' The Times

'His best book in years I was completely hooked' The Observer Review

'A powerful story' The Guardian Children's Books Supplement

Executed with Morpurgos distinctive flair. His language remains beautifully clean and clear Waterstones Books Quarterly

'[A] very satisfying read The masterful writing makes the characters come to life on the page I'm recommending this to adult friends as well as teenagers' Books for Keeps

'Michael Morpurgo strikes gold this is a life-rewarding novel' Angels & Urchins

'This is storytelling at its best' Primary Times

'Incredibly moving, harrowing and completely unputdownable. A first class story that brings history alive' My Child magazine

'Completely unputdownable' Families Magazine

Author Bio

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.