- Title:
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The Pearl Thief
- Written by:
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Elizabeth Wein
- Read by:
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Maggie Service
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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7
- Duration:
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7 hours 58 minutes
- Published:
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May 04 2017
- Available Date:
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May 04 2017
- Age Category:
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Young Adult (13+)
- ISBN:
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9781489392817
- Genres:
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Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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International bestselling author
Winner AudioFile Earphones Award 2017
'... for all the story’s mystery and history – some of it quite ancient – two other elements take hold: the intriguing characters, brimming with life and the evocative language seeded with Scottish words and phrasings ...'
Booklist
From the internationally-acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder.
Sixteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart is returning to her family's ancestral home in Perthshire for one last summer. It is not an idyllic return to childhood. Her grandfather's death has forced the sale of the house and estate and this will be a summer of goodbyes. Not least to the McEwen family – Highland travellers who have been part of the landscape for as long as anyone can remember – loved by the family, loathed by the authorities. Tensions are already high when a respected London archivist goes missing, presumed murdered. Suspicion quickly falls on the McEwens but Julie knows not one of them would do such a thing and is determined to prove everyone wrong. And then she notices the family's treasure trove of pearls is missing.
This beautiful and evocative novel is the story of the irrepressible and unforgettable Julie, set in the year before the Second World War and the events of Code Name Verity. It is also a powerful portrayal of a community under pressure and one girl's determination for justice.