The Lieutenant
by Kate Grenville | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1847673449 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1847673449 Global Overview for this book
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"As a boy, Daniel Rooke was always an outsider. At school, he learned to hide his clever thoughts from his cruel peers; at home, his parents were bemused by their bookish son. Daniel could only hope - against all the evidence - that he would one day find his place in life. By 1788, Daniel has become Lieutenant Rooke, astronomer with the First Fleet as it lands on the unknown shores of New South Wales. As the newcomers struggle to establish a settlement for themselves and their cargo of convicts, and attempts are made to communicate with those who already inhabit this land, Rooke sets up his observatory to chart the stars. But the place where they have landed will prove far more revelatory than the night sky. Out on his isolated point, Rooke comes to know the local Aboriginal people, and forges a remarkable connection with one child, which will change his life in ways he never imagined."
"As a boy, Daniel Rooke was always an outsider. At school, he learned to hide his clever thoughts from his cruel peers; at home, his parents were bemused by their bookish son. Daniel could only hope - against all the evidence - that he would one day find his place in life. By 1788, Daniel has become Lieutenant Rooke, astronomer with the First Fleet as it lands on the unknown shores of New South Wales. As the newcomers struggle to establish a settlement for themselves and their cargo of convicts, and attempts are made to communicate with those who already inhabit this land, Rooke sets up his observatory to chart the stars. But the place where they have landed will prove far more revelatory than the night sky. Out on his isolated point, Rooke comes to know the local Aboriginal people, and forges a remarkable connection with one child, which will change his life in ways he never imagined."
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Hope you enjoy this book lisagt. I notice that you said you enjoyed Kate Grenville's The Secret River and this is another of her historical novels.
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Hope you enjoy this book lisagt. I notice that you said you enjoyed Kate Grenville's The Secret River and this is another of her historical novels.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you so much Davros-10! Kate Grenville is one of my favourite authors. This is a great choice...
Read and loved! Thank you so much Davros-10. Kate Grenville is such a beautiful story-teller.
I loved this book as I have loved the other two books by Kate Grenville in this series. Now I have been given a hardback copy so I want to share this wonderful book with other readers. I hope you love it too Dancesports!
Thank you Lisagt, I am looking forward to reading this very much.
