Mandragora
Condition: SECONDHAND
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A sailing ship leaves Scotland, headed for South Australia. For the passengers, the voyage offers a fresh start in a promising land. But on the way they meet sudden malice and inexplicable danger and at the end of their voyage, the ship is wrecked in a wild winter storm. There are only two survivors a seventeen-year-old girl and a young seaman who take shelter in a cave to wait out the storm. There they find warmth, security and love. When the storm is over and they finally emerge, there is something left behind. Something evil. A hundred years later, another young couple uncover the place where the lovers found sanctuary. But some things are best left undisturbed ENDORSEMENTS One of the most intriguing stories that I have encountered in a very long time. Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller & Publisher
Author: David McRobbie
Format: Paperback, 244 pages, 129mm x 200mm, 180 g
Published: 1944, Hachette Australia, Australia
Genre: Children's Fiction
A sailing ship leaves Scotland, headed for South Australia. For the passengers, the voyage offers a fresh start in a promising land. But on the way they meet sudden malice and inexplicable danger and at the end of their voyage, the ship is wrecked in a wild winter storm. There are only two survivors a seventeen-year-old girl and a young seaman who take shelter in a cave to wait out the storm. There they find warmth, security and love. When the storm is over and they finally emerge, there is something left behind. Something evil. A hundred years later, another young couple uncover the place where the lovers found sanctuary. But some things are best left undisturbed ENDORSEMENTS One of the most intriguing stories that I have encountered in a very long time. Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller & Publisher