Summary
‘A beautifully described story of courage’
Could the ghost girl Millie has painted be her own ancestor? The river pebble charm has an astonishing story to tell …
In 1839, Charlotte Atkinson lives on a grand estate with her mamma and her sisters and brother. But after her father dies, things go terribly wrong - murderous convicts, marauding bushrangers and a cruel new stepfather. The family flees on horseback to a hut in the wilderness. They must fight to save their property, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857986979 |
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| ISBN-10: | 085798697X |
| Author: | Belinda Murrell |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 127mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-11 |
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Critics Review
“A wonderfully engaging historical fiction novel …
“A wonderfully engaging historical fiction novel … The River Charm captures the simplicity, beauty and incredible hardship of life in Australia in the mid 1800s … I love the way Belinda makes history come alive by weaving factual settings and events into such engaging and lively stories.” –Susan Whelan, kids-bookreview.com
Belinda Murrell
At about the age of eight, Belinda Murrell began writing stirring tales of adventure, mystery and magic in hand-illustrated exercise books. As an adult, she combined two of her great loves - writing and travelling the world - and worked as a travel writer, journalist and public relations consultant. Now, inspired by her own three children, Belinda is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author with a history of writing in her family that spans over 200 years.
Her previous titles include The Golden Tower, her fantasy adventure series The Sun Sword trilogy, and her award-winning time-slip adventures, The Locket of Dreams, The Ruby Talisman, The Ivory Rose, The Forgotten Pearl, The River Charm, The Sequin Star, and The Lost Sapphire.
For younger readers, Belinda has her popular Lulu Bell and Pippa’s Island series.
Belinda lives in Manly in a gorgeous old house overlooking the sea with her husband Rob, her three beautiful children - Nick, Emily and Lachlan - and her dog Rosie. She is an Author Ambassador for Room to Read and Books in Homes.
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