The adventures of the Sunfish continue as twins, Annalie and Will, inch closer to finding their missing father in this highly original nautical adventure story with a speculative fiction twist.
Mardi McConnochie Livres
A beautiful and mesmerizing debut, Coldwater is the tale of three sisters, the dangers of isolation, and the explosive repercussions when seemingly absolute power is challenged. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Wolf live on Coldwater, a penal colony off the coast of Australia, where their father, Captain Wolf, rules the household with the same unyielding sternness he imposes on the inmates. The young women rarely venture beyond their corner of the island and meet no one but the prison guards. Their imaginations, however, know no boundaries, and together the three conjure up complex and magical lands. They vow to become novelists, dreaming of literary fame and of lives far from the harsh desolation of Coldwater. As governor of the convict island, Captain Wolf is working on a masterpiece of his own-the perfect prison. His theories of prison management have proven remarkably effective: During his tenure, not one prisoner has escaped. The arrival of an unusual convict from famine-stricken Ireland seems an opportunity to create a model prisoner-until one of his daughters becomes obsessed with the handsome young man and the delicate balance the family has constructed is shaken beyond repair. This remarkable story grew from the author's lifelong curiosity about the Bronte sisters and their classic novels. Taking the few seeds that history reveals about Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte, McConnochie has skillfully reimagined their lives and created a work of fiction as imbued with passion as their novels and as psychologically riveting as any contemporary thriller. Mardi McConnochie's first novel, told through the eyes of the Wolf sisters, is an unforgettable portrait of the love andfear, the trust and betrayal, and the potential for freedom in one extraordinary family.
Vor fünf Jahren haben Marina und der Seemann Stead drei magische Tage und Nächte miteinander verbracht - dann musste Stead zurück hinaus aufs Meer. 1943 ist er endlich wieder in Sydney, doch Marina ist spurlos verschwunden. Was Stead nicht weiß: Er ist Vater geworden, und Marina ist ihm mit dem Baby hinterhergefahren - nach London, Schanghai und Singapur, immer auf der Flucht vor dem Krieg, immer auf der Suche nach ihm, und immer war er gerade weitergereist. All die Jahre haben die beiden sich verpasst, doch sie geben die Hoffnung nicht auf, dass das Meer sie wieder zusammenführen wird ...
