Author(s): Elizabeth Jane Corbett
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 306
Publisher: Odyssey Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2017-10-20
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 17mm
Publication City/Country: Fyshwick, ACT, Australia
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In 1841, fifteen-year-old Bridie Stewart andher family leave their grim existence in Covent Garden and travel to a prosperous new life in Port Phillip. Bridie's mother and stepfather expect Bridie to grow up during the long months at sea, forget her dead father, and prepare for a sensible marriage in colonial Australia. But Bridie doesn't want to grow up, or ever forget her dad. She's determined to smuggle a notebook filled with his fairytales to the far side of the world.