How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful. How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful. There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a grey day with drizzle in the air, the great sad cranes bowing to the ship from the docks as we steamed past. That is all I remember of England… When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows. The coming years will test him to his limits, as he endures mistreatment, neglect and forced labour in the Australian outback. But Arthur is also saved, again and again, by his love of the sea. And when he meets a nurse whose father owns a boat-building business, all the pieces of his broken life come together. Now, at the end of his life, Arthur has built a special boat for his daughter Allie, whose love of the sea is as strong and as vital as her father's. Now Allie has a boat that will take her to England solo, across the world's roughest seas, in search of her father's long-lost sister… Will the threads of Arthur's life finally come together? A heartwarming children’s story of a family separated by war 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. A heartwarming children’s story of a family separated by war • The eagerly anticipated new novel from the master of children’s story telling, Michael Morpurgo • Private Peaceful won the Blue Peter Children’s Book of the Year award 2005 and has now sold over 220k units in the UK since launch • The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips has sold over 22k units in PB and has been consistently in the children’s top 10 since launch in February 2006 • Marketing campaign to focus on achieving high retail visibility and driving awareness of launch amongst ABC1 parents and grandparents • Michael Morpurgo will be presenting a series on the history of childhood on BBC Radio 4
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