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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful.
There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a grey day with drizzle in the air, the great sad cranes bowing to the ship from the docks as we steamed past. That is all I remember of England…
When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII 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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- barbara gleed
- 13-07-21
If there were more stars I would have given them
I didn't know that this book was primarily for children. But I am so glad I bought it. Beautiful doesn't do it justice. It was one of the best books I have ever read. The other being The Beekeeper of Allepo.
The narrator's were both outstanding. I was looking for Emilia Fox when I came across this one. Tim portrayed a perfect Australian.
This is a book I highly recommend.
Thank you to the author for sharing his story.
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- Lou Vickers
- 21-06-18
Alone In A Wide Wide Sea
One of the best I've listened to.It was Sad and happy at the same time
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- Mrs. P. Craib
- 25-03-21
How an orphan was treated
Really enjoyed listening to this story. Well read and so interesting. Needs to be told what was done to children in the past in the name of social work!
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- I S Carruthers
- 27-02-23
Wonderful
I first heard part of this on the radio broadcast and bought the audio version to hear it all.
Thoroughly enthralling and I listen to it often, again and again.
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- Averil Newsam
- 30-05-16
A brilliant story
Michael Morpurgo packs so much into his writing and it is brought alive by equally good narrators. A must read/listen.
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- LESLEY COOPER
- 17-08-17
Eye opening!!
This book had me laughing, crying and sometimes left me open mouthed.
wonderful storytelling. A roller coaster of emotions that stay with you long after the end.
👏👏👏 full marks Michael 👍
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- Sigrin
- 24-04-20
Marvellous tale for young and old
After listening to Michael Murpurgo s War horse and Private peaceful which I greatly enjoyed. I decided to seek out what else he had to offer and was drawn to this book.
It was simply marvellous story that had my smiling laughing and crying. The story is of a world war 2 orphan sent to Australia for a new life with many other children on a huge ship. It tells of his voyage to Australia and his new life there.
The story is told from Arthur Hobhouse the orphan and then his daughter Ally takes up the mantle later in the book as she returns to the U.K.
I had not réaliséd that over 7000 orphans were sent to the colonies after the war loosing family and friends and not all were lucky as to where they ended up.
Narration was good and easy on the ear.
Thoroughly recommend this book and I will be back for more Michael Murpurgo although a children's author, his work is not just for a young audience.
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- Fran
- 25-07-19
Fantastic story for all the family
This story kept us enthralled during our long road trip this summer. We’re aged from 45 down to 5 years old! Just super! What a sad period in our country’s past tho.
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- Rej
- 19-08-22
Compelling and full of adventure and hope
Great story, full of adventure and hope. Brings the story of what happened to these chiodren to life. Riveting and exciting
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- Abra
- 13-08-18
Pass the Kleenex.
Beautiful story, beautifully narrated. I enjoyed every minute. Of course Michael Morpurgo never puts a foot wrong and he doesn't this time. This book is a delight.
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