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Scatterheart - Verbannt In Die Ferne (2009)

by Lili Wilkinson(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

3815795117 (ISBN13: 9783815795118)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Coppenrath Verlag

review 1: Historical, realistic, fairytale, disturbing all at once.This is such an incredible, unique, amazingly written story. It's 1814 and a 14 year old London girl of 'Quality' is wrongly accused of a crime and is sent to Australia as a convict. It doesn't skimp on the details or sugar coat anything. Hannah and the other convicts go through so much and I felt their pain, disappointment, sense of injustice and their moments of hope as I was reading. There were times when I was on the verge of tears pleading out loud to the book for things to work out. I don't remember a time when I've ever been so emotionally invested in a story. I'm still pretty choked up and I know this will stay with me.It's even good enough for me to overlook some grammar fails and that's really saying someth... moreing. One of the best books I've ever read. Very glad I picked this up by chance at the library.
review 2: I, like many others, was first attracted to this book by the cover. I love the whimsical look and decided that the book would be worth a go. I know that you should not judge a book by its cover but sometimes you should! I am in Australia and had to order this book from the UK to read it but I’m glad I did.The story follows Hannah, a spoiled rich girl whose life is turned upside down when, her money suddenly gone, she is sent on a convict ship to Australia. There is a lot of the book dedicated to the trip to Australia but there is a lot of stuff that happens. Hannah meets various characters that help (or hinder) her during the rough journey and also when she arrives in Australia. Each chapter starts with a snippet from a fairytale story that Hannah’s old tutor used to tell her. This adds the mystical element to the story and the snippets relate well to Hannah’s real-life situations at the time. I’m not sure if this is a young adult’s book but it really suits all ages as it is quite easy to read. Part love story, part adventure story, part fairytale leads you on a trip halfway across the world with a nice central character. less

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