{"product_id":"the-lost-blackbird-liza-perrat-9791095574057","title":"The Lost Blackbird","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful story of sisters cruelly torn apart by a shameful event in British-Australian history. Clare Flynn, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl of Penang.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon 1962. A strict and loveless English children's home, or the promise of Australian sunshine, sandy beaches and eating fruit straight from the tree. Which would you choose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Lucy Rivers and her five-year-old sister Charly are thrilled when a child migrant scheme offers them the chance to escape their miserable past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on arrival in Sydney, the girls discover their fantasy future is more nightmare than dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy's lot is near-slavery at Seabreeze Farm where living conditions are inhuman, the flies and heat unbearable and the owner a sadistic bully. What must she do to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Charly, adopted by the nurturing and privileged Ashwood family, gradually senses that her new parents are hiding something. When the truth emerges, the whole family crumbles. Can Charly recover from this bittersweet deception? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the sisters, stranded miles apart in a strange country, ever find each other again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant testament to child migrants who suffered unforgivable evil, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Blackbird\u003c\/em\u003e explores the power of family bonds and our desire to know who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liza Perrat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791095574057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Perrat Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.82d","brand":"Liza Perrat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487234109695,"sku":"9791095574057","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68a040b4-7a86-48a9-9623-947bba7b8a5c.jpg?v=1778059216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-blackbird-liza-perrat-9791095574057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}