YA. HISTORICAL FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). AUSTRALIAN. In 1841, fifteen-year-old Bridie Stewart and her 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. Age 12+
- | Author: Elizabeth Jane Corbett
- | Publisher: Odyssey Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 20, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 306 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 192565222X
- | ISBN-13: 9781925652222
- Author:
- Elizabeth Jane Corbett
- Publisher:
- Odyssey Books
- Publication Date:
- Oct 20, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 306 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 192565222X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781925652222