The Lost Blackbird: Based on Real Events - Softcover

Perrat, Liza

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9791095574057

Synopsis

A powerful story of sisters cruelly torn apart by a shameful event in British-Australian history. Clare Flynn, author of The Pearl of PenangLondon 1962. A strict and loveless English children’s home, or the promise of Australian sunshine, sandy beaches and eating fruit straight from the tree. Which would you choose?Ten-year-old Lucy Rivers and her five-year-old sister Charly are thrilled when a child migrant scheme offers them the chance to escape their miserable past. But on arrival in Sydney, the girls discover their fantasy future is more nightmare than dream.Lucy’s lot is near-slavery at Seabreeze Farm where living conditions are inhuman, the flies and heat unbearable and the owner a sadistic bully. What must she do to survive?Meanwhile Charly, adopted by the nurturing and privileged Ashwood family, gradually senses that her new parents are hiding something. When the truth emerges, the whole family crumbles. Can Charly recover from this bittersweet deception? Will the sisters, stranded miles apart in a strange country, ever find each other again?A poignant testament to child migrants who suffered unforgivable evil, The Lost Blackbird explores the power of family bonds and our desire to know who we are.

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About the Author

Liza was born in Australia, where she went to school then worked as a general nurse and midwife.After meeting her French husband on a bus in Bangkok in 1988 and, three children and many pets later, she has now been living in a rural village in France for thirty years. She works part-time as a medical translator, and as a novelist.For newsletter signups, Liza offers her award-winning short story collection: Friends and Other Strangers: https: //books2read.com/u/mleND9Website: www.lizaperrat.comFacebook Author page: https: //www.facebook.com/Liza-Perrat-232382930192297Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/lizaperrat/

Edition details

• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9791095574057
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366