M. L Stedman
Author
Language
English
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Description
Remote Western Australia, 1958: here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a vast sheep station, Meredith Downs. It is a million acres, an ocean of arid land. On an ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. And then, tragedy revisits when a twist of consequences claims the life of one sibling, and leads...
Author
Language
Polish
Description
"Rok 1920. Tom Sherbourne, inżynier z Sydney, wciąż nie może się uporać ze wspomnieniami z Wielkiej Wojny. Posada latarnika na oddalonej o 100 mil od wybrzeży Australii niezamieszkanej wysepce Janus Rock i kochająca żona Isabel, która decyduje się dzielić z nim samotność, stopniowo przynoszą mu spokój i pozwalają pokonać upiory przeszłości. Los wystawia ich jednak na ciężką próbę. Po dwóch poronieniach i wydaniu na świat...
Author
Series
Letras de bolsillo (Salamandra (Firm)) volume 198
Publisher
Publicaciones y Ediciones Salamandra, S.A
Publication Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Una novela ambientada en una isla remota de Australia, donde una pareja sin hijos vivir tranquilamente la ejecución de un faro, hasta que un barco que transportaba a un bebé se lava en tierra.
A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthouse, until a boat carrying a baby washes ashore.
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
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National Lighthouse Day - August 7
OBD National Ocean Month - Adult (June)
Page Vs Screen: Which Did It Better?
OBD National Ocean Month - Adult (June)
Page Vs Screen: Which Did It Better?
Description
A lighthouse keeper, living off the coast of Australia with his wife, finds a baby on an adrift rowboat. They rescue and raise the child as their own, changing their lives and that of a stranger.
Publisher
Binge Box
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The BFG: Enjoy the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of another world. The BFG is a Big Friendly Giant, so he's nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24 feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and likes to keep to himself.
The light between oceans: A lighthouse keeper, living off the coast of Australia with his wife, finds...



