About the Book

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation’s favourite storyteller

‘Michael Morpurgo’s best book in years’ Observer

When six-year-old Arthur is shipped to Australia after the Second World War, he loses everything he knows. Subjected to brutal hardship on a working farm before finding a home with the eccentric Aunty Megs, Arthur is eventually called back to the sea.

Now Arthur has built a yacht for his daughter, Allie, who is determined to sail to England to find her father’s long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthur’s life began?

Critical Praise

'Lyrical and moving, it is one of the former Children's Laureate's best books for years' The Times

'His best book in years… I was completely hooked' The Observer Review

'A powerful story' The Guardian Children's Books Supplement

‘Executed with Morpurgo’s distinctive flair. His language remains beautifully clean and clear’ Waterstones Books Quarterly

'[A] very satisfying read… The masterful writing makes the characters come to life on the page… I'm recommending this to adult friends as well as teenagers' Books for Keeps

'Michael Morpurgo strikes gold… this is a life-rewarding novel' Angels & Urchins

'This is storytelling at its best' Primary Times

'Incredibly moving, harrowing and completely unputdownable. A first class story that brings history alive' My Child magazine

'Completely unputdownable' Families Magazine

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780008638733
• ISBN 10: 000863873X
• Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• On Sale: 11/12/2024
• Pages: 320
• List Price:12.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania
• BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General

Michael Morpurgo

Biography

<p>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.</p>

Other Works by Michael Morpurgo

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  Boy Giant

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Lucky the Dog and Other Tales from the Farm (A Farms for City Children Book)

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Outlaw: The True Story of Robin Hood

  By Michael Morpurgo