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A review by jennitarheelreader
Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie Pook
4.0
Thank you, @bookclubfavorites, for the gifted book.
About the book: “For readers of The Light Between Oceans and The Island of Sea Women, a feminist adventure story set against the backdrop of the dangerous pearl diving industry in 19th-century Western Australia, about a young English woman who sets off to uncover the truth about the disappearance of her eccentric father.”
A beautiful cover to go along with this beautiful story. Set in Western Australia during the late 1800s, Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter is Eliza’s story. Her family moves to Bannin Bay from London because of this new industry and opportunity to seek fortune with pearl diving. For ten years, Eliza’s father goes out to sea on his ship with his crew of divers, and then he does not return. Rumors in town abound. Was he murdered? Did the crew overtake him?
While searching for the truth about her father, Eliza also uncovers the truth about this once, for all appearances, shiny, booming industry, to actually be a tawdry, corrupt, perilous, horrendous thing. The book also shines an important light on the indigenous people and how they were exploited, enslaved, and abused by this industry (truly horrific). The storytelling is rich and immersive with a dark tone, and Eliza made for a strong main character based on a historical figure of which I’d love to learn more.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
About the book: “For readers of The Light Between Oceans and The Island of Sea Women, a feminist adventure story set against the backdrop of the dangerous pearl diving industry in 19th-century Western Australia, about a young English woman who sets off to uncover the truth about the disappearance of her eccentric father.”
A beautiful cover to go along with this beautiful story. Set in Western Australia during the late 1800s, Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter is Eliza’s story. Her family moves to Bannin Bay from London because of this new industry and opportunity to seek fortune with pearl diving. For ten years, Eliza’s father goes out to sea on his ship with his crew of divers, and then he does not return. Rumors in town abound. Was he murdered? Did the crew overtake him?
While searching for the truth about her father, Eliza also uncovers the truth about this once, for all appearances, shiny, booming industry, to actually be a tawdry, corrupt, perilous, horrendous thing. The book also shines an important light on the indigenous people and how they were exploited, enslaved, and abused by this industry (truly horrific). The storytelling is rich and immersive with a dark tone, and Eliza made for a strong main character based on a historical figure of which I’d love to learn more.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader