Beschreibung
A gripping family saga set in Dorset and France ***** On a stormy night in 1928, the sea washes a whale ashore on the coast of the English Channel. According to the law, it belongs to the king, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel has other plans for it. Together with other residents of the rural estate of Chilcombe — her sister Flossie, brother Digby, maid Maudie, and visiting artist Taras — they turn the whale's ribcage into a theater. Only there, beneath the arch of whale bones, can Cristabel escape the reckless behavior of her step-parents and the stern governess, allowing her imagination to shine. ***** However, the Second World War is approaching, which will divert the lives of the protagonists onto entirely different tracks. Some of them no longer want to play the roles expected of them, and so in the unfolding world conflict, each must find a way to write their own story...
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Author: Quinnová Joanna
Publication date: 9. August 2023
Manufacturer: Host - vydavatelství, s. r. o.
Genres: Historical novels, Books, Fiction, Novels
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 621
ISBN/EAN: 9788027516780