Jewel Sea

Author : Kim Kelly
Publisher : Brio Books Pty Ltd
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922598240

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Jewel Sea by Kim Kelly Pdf

The true story of a luxury steamship lost in 1912, and its haunting curse, inspire a tale of fatal desire, theft and greed. Praise for Jewel Sea: 'Kelly conveys the rich history of the colourful pearling trade in north-western Australia with gusto and charm....The myth of the cursed jewel has recurred for centuries in storytelling, but Kelly may be the first to have this beautiful and powerful object speak for itself.' - Sydney Morning Herald 'The narrative is breathtaking and the characters are well drawn. I read this book in just two sittings, which is testament to my unwillingness to put the book down.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews 'a many layered, little gem of Australian historical fiction. I could feel, hear and smell the isolated, underpopulated coastal towns of the early 1900's and the cruise liner Koombana in which it is set.' - DM Cameron, acclaimed author of Beneath the Mother Tree. The whole of the harbour was touched with gold - the tops of the quiet waves, warehouse roofs, the bulging folds of sails at rest, the tips of seagull wings - giving him one sweeping glimpse of beauty just as he was leaving, a vision of things as they ought always to be just as they were not... March, 1912. A sultry Indian summer hangs over the west coast of Australia and aboard the luxury steamship SS Koombana, three tales entwine. Irene Everley longs to leave her first-class fishbowl existence, secretly penning a gossip column as her life spirals out of control into soulless liaisons and alcohol, the long shadow of a tragedy clouding her view. James Sinclair, an investor on his way to Broome is not the man he says he is but can he be trusted? Abraham Davis, a wealthy dealer whose scandalous divorce is being dragged through the press, prepares to take the gamble of his life: to purchase an infamous, stolen pearl along the journey north. Perfectly round, perfectly pink, this pearl comes with a curse and with a warning - destroying all who keep it from returning to the sea.

Author : Joyce Carol Margolin,Carol Dinallo Hall
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9798765237748

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The Sea Jewel by Joyce Carol Margolin,Carol Dinallo Hall Pdf

Twins Ben and Sophie are excited to be going on a family vacation to the Cayman Islands during their two-week winter break—even though the dark shadow of their dad’s alcoholism hangs over them. But it’s their eleventh birthday, and they’re going to have fun no matter what. Meanwhile, their mother, Kate, struggles to keep it together, even though she knows something has to change. When the twins’ dad, Sam, yells at them on the morning of their birthday, Sophie and Ben decide to take their daysailer, The Sea Jewel, out for a spin. But they quickly find themselves in trouble out at sea, and the boat capsizes in a storm. What happens next sends the children on a magical undersea adventure; they meet a variety of angelic sea creatures who enlighten the twins on their journey of self-discovery. As they swim through shipwrecks, caves, and tunnels, by reefs, walls, and the sea animals of Grand Cayman, Ben and Sophie face their fears, look beyond appearances, and search for the hidden treasure.

Author : Anthony Doerr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476746609

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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Pdf

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the Resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge. Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, he illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another. Ten years in the writing, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer “whose sentences never fail to thrill” (Los Angeles Times).

Author : Tiffany Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1961376024

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Jewel of the Sea (The Kraken #2) by Tiffany Roberts Pdf

HIS MUSE AND HIS JEWEL?Three months ago, Aymee had no idea the kraken - half-human sea dwellers - even existed. Now, the violet eyes of the kraken Arkon haunt her imagination, and she longs to know his touch. But word of his people has spread beyond The Watch, and Aymee's attraction to Arkon may endanger the safety of human and kraken alike. To protect him, can she bring herself to forsake him? Is her desire for Arkon worth putting both their worlds at risk?HER INSPIRATION AND HER PASSION?Arkon has spent his life in the pursuit of knowledge. Then he met Aymee and found a new quest: to make her his. She inspires him, draws him in, dominates his thoughts. When he finally builds the courage to approach her, she's everything he imagined and more. But a group of murderous humans are hunting the kraken, and continued contact with Aymee may destroy them both. Now that he's tasted her sweetness, he can't give her up?but can he risk his world and his people to satisfy his need for her?

Author : Penelope Neri
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0821718886

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Sea Jewel by Penelope Neri Pdf

Author : Ian Sharplin
Publisher : Read Publishing Nz
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 047330824X

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The Jewel in the Sea by Ian Sharplin Pdf

"A land with no Laws. No rules. Sounds good huh? No police force needed. It seemed like the perfect place to go... especially if you were 'on the run!' Oh the local people of the land had their own 'Utu' or 'pay back' systems in their various forms but now sailing ship transport was available to the remotest parts of the earth and it wasn't long until New Zealand began filling up with those who would happily live outside any law. A recipe for disaster once the musket arrived. History records enough evidence of what that looked like here in the early 1800's and it wasn't pretty. Debauchery, disease, deception, death and killing were the inevitable results of a lawless society seen everywhere. Only a matter of time until this land was destined to be devoid of crowds of any sort unless some sort of miracle occurred. Fortunately for all of us 'some sort of miracle' did take place and THE JEWEL IN THE SEA tells the story. A miraculous series of events pivotal on the life of a 12 year old girl in the Waikato but balancing precariously on the before and after events that culminated in the freedom, the zeal, the life, and the liberty we all enjoy every day in this beautiful land called New Zealand"--Back cover.

Author : Magic-Among-Us
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789357702805

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The Mermaid's Jewel by Magic-Among-Us Pdf

The Mermaid's jewel is lost. The Chosen one is destined. He must find the lost Jewel. The Master of Magic will challenge the chosen one. The Prophecy is now beginning to unravel. Who will win? Who will survive?

Author : Budd Titlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1616731559

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Seashells by Budd Titlow Pdf

They have done time as jewelry and tools, as medicines, currency, and symbols of industry--and they have intrigued people, from beach-combing toddlers to serious scientists, since time began. Native interest meets natural history in this exquisitely illustrated account of the science and culture of seashells. With closeup photography and basic explanations of different shell types--univalves, bivalves, and cephalopods--how they are formed, what mollusks inhabit them, their morphology and life cycles, and much more, this is the book for anyone with an interest in seashells. This book includes information on the bewildering array of shell shapes, colors, sizes, and types, and describes where the different shells can be found throughout the world. As informative as it is visually arresting, the book will appeal to amateur and expert, collector and casual beachcomber.

Author : Brian D. Ruppert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684173389

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Jewel in the Ashes by Brian D. Ruppert Pdf

Focusing on the ninth to the fourteenth centuries, this study analyzes the ways in which relics functioned as material media for the interactions of Buddhist clerics, the imperial family, lay aristocrats, and warrior society and explores the multivocality of relics by dealing with specific historical examples. Brian Ruppert argues that relics offered means for reinforcing or subverting hierarchical relations. The author's critical literary and anthropological analyses attest to the prominence of relic veneration in government, in lay practice associated with the maintenance of the imperial line and warrior houses, and in the promotion of specific Buddhist sects in Japan.

Author : Ben Macomber
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547125051

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The Jewel City by Ben Macomber Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Jewel City" by Ben Macomber. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Joseph K. Gaydos,Audrey DeLella Benedict
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781632173676

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Explore the Salish Sea by Joseph K. Gaydos,Audrey DeLella Benedict Pdf

Filled with beautiful photography and engaging text, Explore the Salish Sea inspires children to explore the unique marine ecosystem that encompasses the coastal waters from Seattle's Puget Sound up to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Georgia Strait of British Columbia. Discover the Salish Sea and learn about its vibrant ecosystem in this engaging non-fiction narrative that inspires outdoor exploration. Filled with full-color photography, this book covers wildlife habitats, geodiversity, intertidal and subtidal sea life, and highlights what is unique to this Pacific Northwest ecosystem.

Author : Susan Wiggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812521609

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Jewel of the Sea by Susan Wiggs Pdf

Appalled by the cruelty of their countrymen, Armando, a restless wanderer with an uncertain heritage, the beautiful Gabriella, Paloma, child of a Spanish grandee and an Indian wise woman, and Will, a musician, organize and fight back. Original.

Author : Frances A. Yates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134554980

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Ideas and Ideals in the North European Renasissance by Frances A. Yates Pdf

This is Volume X of ten of the selected works of Frances Yates. Originally published in 1984, this collection of thirty-five essays.

Author : Richelle Mead
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698406018

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The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead Pdf

The final installment in Richelle Mead's sweeping, enthralling Glittering Court series answers the trilogy's biggest question: what is the secret that drives Tamsin to win at all costs? Tamsin Wright is unstoppable. She must become the Glittering Court's diamond: the girl with the highest test scores, the most glamorous wardrobe, and the greatest opportunities to match with an elite suitor in the New World. Training alongside other girls in the Glittering Court, Tamsin immerses herself completely in lessons about etiquette, history, and music--everything a high-society wife would need to know. Once she's married, she'll be able to afford a better life for her family, so the sacrifice is worth it if she can be the best. When her friendship with Mira and Adelaide, her roommates at the Glittering Court, threatens her status as the top-ranked prospect, she does the only thing she knows will keep her on track: she cuts them out of her life. But when her voyage across the sea goes off course, Tamsin must use her unrelenting grit and determination to survive the harsh winter far north of her intended destination in hopes of making it back to the Glittering Court in time to secure a proposal--and a comfortable future for her family. Experiencing new cultures and beliefs for the first time, Tamsin realizes that her careful studies haven't prepared her for everything, and with new alliances formed with roguish tradesman Jago Robinson and good-natured minister Gideon Stewart, Tamsin's heart begins to be pulled in different directions. But she can't let her brewing attraction get in the way of her ultimate goal: protecting the secret she holds closest to her heart, the one that would unravel everything she's worked for if it's uncovered.

Author : Frederick Ackers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578254999

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The Jewel of the Sea by Frederick Ackers Pdf

A rare oceanic blue diamond surfaces and Nightshade must find it before Shane Stone gets his hands on it and harness its energy.