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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea Paperback – January 1, 2007

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How far would you go to find yourself? This is the lyrical, life-affirming new novel from Michael Morpurgo.
When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after World War II he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows. The coming years will test him to his limits, as he endures mistreatment, neglect and forced labour in the Australian outback. But Arthur is also saved, again and again, by his love of the sea. And when he meets a nurse whose father owns a boat-building business, all the pieces of his broken life come together.
Now, at the end of his life, Arthur has built a special boat for his daughter Allie, whose love of the sea is as strong and as vital as her father’s. Now Allie has a boat that will take her to England solo, across the world’s roughest seas, in search of her father’s long-lost sister. Will the threads of Arthur’s life finally come together?

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Collins Publ. UK; New Ed edition (January 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007230583
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007230587
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 840L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.91 x 7.8 inches

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Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best-loved children's book writers. He has written more than 100 books and has won the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award, and most recently the Blue Peter Book Award for PRIVATE PEACEFUL. He is also the author of WAR HORSE, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film. Michael was Writer in Residence at The Savoy Hotel from January to March 2007, and previously he was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children. You can visit him online at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.

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monty catchpoles

Great Book. Buy it and read.

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021

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My son’s favorite book by a world class author.
I have read it too (his mom) and loved it as did his grandfather. How many books can please three generations!

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2014

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Michael Morpurgo is such a wonderful author. This story is fictional but based on facts and tells the story of a young boy orphaned in WW11, separated from his sister and sent on a boat to Australia. He had to endure horrendous living conditions, cruelty, many struggles and tough times but eventually finds love. A great story!

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I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end. I read it a couple of years ago and everyone I have given it to felt the same..It is a heart warming and at times a heart wrenching story. Highly recommend this book to anyone.

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2013

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I got this for my teenager but I picked it up one day and read it. It was so good I couldn't put it down.

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captivating

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013

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Hooked from the start. An emotional heart rending wonderful story. It concludes on an unexpected & incredible high - brilliant.

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013

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I think this book is really good, I couldn't stop reading it I would recommend this to all my friends :)

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013

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It was great I enjoyed it so much you should so read it amazing makes you want to read on

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Elizabeth Perrat

Heart-breaking and Heart-warming Tale

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016

An incredibly moving, powerful and compelling story from the talented Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea is based on the harrowing scandal of the Child Migration Scheme of the mid-nineteenth century, where thousands of children were shipped to Australia, mainly to solve the problem of overcrowding in British orphanages.

Orphaned during WW11, six-year old Arthur Hobhouse is separated from his sister, Kitty, when he is sent on a horrendous voyage to Australia in 1947, losing not only his birth country and everything he knew, but also his very identity.

Throughout his early harsh and cruel years in the Australian outback, Arthur gained solace from his only possession: a “lucky” key his sister, Kitty gave him before they were separated, as well as the song London Bridge is Falling Down playing over and over in his mind.

Despite suffering unspeakable hardships with fellow orphan Marty, Arthur ends up becoming a master-boat builder. He builds a yacht for his daughter Allie, in which she wants to sail to England in search of Kitty, her father’s long-lost sister.

This is where the second part of the story begins: a largely one-way conversation via email from Allie as she embarks on her long and difficult voyage to England.

Through his lyrical and moving prose, the author evokes a whole array of emotions: desperation, sadness and misery, through to frustration and inspiration.

Apart from the harrowing issues of the treatment suffered by the orphans, this story also explores the strength of family ties and the need to know who you are, and where you come from, something that was stripped from the children as soon as they set foot on the boat that would take them to Australia.

Based on fact, this heart-warming, heart-wrenching story brings history alive, and I would recommend it not only to young readers, but for adults too.

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Lost souls 😢

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2024

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I remember listening to this on radio 2 about this book an it touched my heart 💔 on what the British government sent young children from children homes to Australia an they had a bad life over there. It's based on a true story an that why I'm looking forward to reading the book 📖😢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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This book is a pure treat!

Reviewed in Germany on June 8, 2021

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Nothing short of a masterpiece, creates so many emotions. You won't be able to put the book down once you've picked it up!

Bledar Haderi

A emtionfull adventure

Reviewed in Italy on May 23, 2020

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Great book, the adventures were amazing and when you read you had many emotions going inside you. Amazing, what a nice book

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Another memorable book for young adults by Michael Morpurgo! ...

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2017

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Another memorable book for young adults by Michael Morpurgo! This is the 4th book by this author read by a young man that I tutor. I am sure he will soon choose another of Michael's works as he enjoys them so much. This is an engaging, mind and vocabulary expanding story that appeals to the sense of adventure and emotions of understanding the ups and downs of life.