Bibliograph

The women of Pearl Island, Polly Crosby

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The women of Pearl Island, Polly Crosby

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The women of Pearl Island

Responsibility statement

Polly Crosby

Summary

When Tartelin Brown accepts a job as a PA to a reclusive lepidopterist, she finds herself on a wild island with a mysterious history. Tartelin has been employed by Marianne Stourbridge to hunt for butterflies, but she quickly uncovers something far more intriguing. The island and Marianne share a remarkable past, and what happened all those years ago has left its scars. The island has a strange effect on Tartelin, too, finally allowing her to confront her own, painful, memories. As she does, Marianne's story begins to unravel around her, revealing an extraordinary tale of two girls, an obsession with pearls, and a truth beyond imagination. Atmospheric and deeply emotional, The Women of Pearl Island is a captivating novel about the secrets we can only discover when we dare to look beneath the surface

Target audience

adult

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