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Learn moreWestern Australia, 1886
As the pearling ships return to Bannin Bay after a long diving season, twenty-year-old Eliza Brightwell nervously awaits the arrival of her father's boat.
But when his lugger finally limps in, it brings with it a tale of tragedy: Charles Brightwell, master pearler, has gone missing at sea.
Immediately, whispers from the townsfolk point to mutiny or murder, but headstrong Eliza knows her father; she is sure he is still alive. As the Bay swelters under the heat of the approaching wet season, it falls to Eliza to seek out the truth behind her eccentric father's disappearance.
But as she delves beneath the glamorous veneer of south sea pearling, she discovers that the sun-baked streets she thought she knew so well are teeming with corruption, prejudice and blackmail.
How far is she willing to go to solve the mystery and save the ones she loves? And what family secrets will come to haunt her along the way? Because the truth may cost more than pearls - and she must decide if she's willing to pay the price . . .
A gloriously rich and wonderfully assured debut, Lizzie Pook's Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter tells the story of a daughter, a family, a place and a hidden history; rendered with astonishing clarity, it is a novel that marks Lizzie Pook as a name to watch.
Lizzie Pook (Author)
Lizzie Pook is an award-winning journalist and travel writer. Her assignments have taken her to some of the most remote parts of the planet, from the uninhabited east coast of Greenland in search of roaming polar bears, to the foothills of the Himalayas to track endangered snow leopards. She was inspired to write Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter, her debut novel, after spending time in north-western Australia researching the dangerous and fascinating pearl-diving industry. She lives in London.
Anna Skellern (Reader)
Anna Skellern has extensive international film and television credits including Sasha Krane's award-winning feature film SOLITARY, I GIVE IT A YEAR with Rose Byrne, Madonna's W.E., Ethan and Joel Cohen's feature GAMBIT, and BLOOD MOON. She had lead roles in BBC One's police drama THE INTERCEPTOR and BBC3's cult hit LIP SERVICE and appeared in Channel 4/AMC series HUMANS and the science fiction drama series ORIGIN for YouTube Premium. Anna had a recurring role in the popular BBC period drama PARADE'S END, and guest starred in the Emmy nominated comedy series SPY.
Anna's other feature credits include A NIGHT IN THE WOODS, THE DESCENT: PART 2 from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and Academy Award winning producer Christian Colson, and the African based SIREN directed by Andrew Hull. Her other television credits include a recurring role on OUTNUMBERED on the BBC, THE MUSKETEERS, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, PLEBS, DRIFTERS, A PASSIONATE WOMAN, POIROT and THE BILL.
Anna's work on The West End has included the UK premiere of Tommy Murphy's HOLDING THE MAN with Jane Turner, THE VEGEMITE TALES and the role of Candela in the UK premiere of Pedro Almodovar's WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF NERVOUS BREAKDOWN directed by multi-Tony award-winning director Bartlett Sher. She has also performed at The Royal National Theatre for the debut of David Hare's THE RED BARN with Elizabeth Debicki.
Anna has recorded numerous audiobooks including, FAITHLESS by Alice Nelson, MOONLIGHT AND THE PEARLER'S DAUGHTER by Lizzie Pook, FLAMES by Robbie Arnott, THE IMITATOR by Rebecca Starford, THE GOOD TEACHER by Petronella McGovern, FAR FROM HOME by Rosie Ayliffe and LIONESS by Sue Brierley.
Lizzie Pook (Author)
Lizzie Pook is an award-winning journalist and travel writer. Her assignments have taken her to some of the most remote parts of the planet, from the uninhabited east coast of Greenland in search of roaming polar bears, to the foothills of the Himalayas to track endangered snow leopards. She was inspired to write Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter, her debut novel, after spending time in north-western Australia researching the dangerous and fascinating pearl-diving industry. She lives in London.
Anna Skellern (Reader)
Anna Skellern has extensive international film and television credits including Sasha Krane's award-winning feature film SOLITARY, I GIVE IT A YEAR with Rose Byrne, Madonna's W.E., Ethan and Joel Cohen's feature GAMBIT, and BLOOD MOON. She had lead roles in BBC One's police drama THE INTERCEPTOR and BBC3's cult hit LIP SERVICE and appeared in Channel 4/AMC series HUMANS and the science fiction drama series ORIGIN for YouTube Premium. Anna had a recurring role in the popular BBC period drama PARADE'S END, and guest starred in the Emmy nominated comedy series SPY.
Anna's other feature credits include A NIGHT IN THE WOODS, THE DESCENT: PART 2 from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and Academy Award winning producer Christian Colson, and the African based SIREN directed by Andrew Hull. Her other television credits include a recurring role on OUTNUMBERED on the BBC, THE MUSKETEERS, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, PLEBS, DRIFTERS, A PASSIONATE WOMAN, POIROT and THE BILL.
Anna's work on The West End has included the UK premiere of Tommy Murphy's HOLDING THE MAN with Jane Turner, THE VEGEMITE TALES and the role of Candela in the UK premiere of Pedro Almodovar's WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF NERVOUS BREAKDOWN directed by multi-Tony award-winning director Bartlett Sher. She has also performed at The Royal National Theatre for the debut of David Hare's THE RED BARN with Elizabeth Debicki.
Anna has recorded numerous audiobooks including, FAITHLESS by Alice Nelson, MOONLIGHT AND THE PEARLER'S DAUGHTER by Lizzie Pook, FLAMES by Robbie Arnott, THE IMITATOR by Rebecca Starford, THE GOOD TEACHER by Petronella McGovern, FAR FROM HOME by Rosie Ayliffe and LIONESS by Sue Brierley.