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When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after World War Two, he is torn from his sister, his country and everything he has ever known. A long journey lies ahead: a journey of enormous hardships. Taking courage from his friend, fellow orphan Marty, and the extraordinary people he meets along the way, Arthur finally settles down in Australia, discovering a special talent for boat-design and sailing.
Now he has built a special boat for his daughter Allie – a solo yacht designed to carry her to England in search of his long-lost sister. Will the tangled threads of Arthur’s life come together at last?
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29 Mar 2009
I havn’t read the book yet but I know that ALONE ON A WIDE WIDE SEA is very, very sad.
25 Sep 2008
I want to read this as it looks great the same as all the other michael Morpurgo book
21 Mar 2008
loved it
Alone on a wide wide sea is a book about a boy who is shipped to australia to work there. he meets another boy who helps and treats him like his own brother. the place where they work is dreadful and eventually they run away. they meet a woman who looks after them and cares for but she dies so does arthurs friend. it is a very sad story but shows young children how life was and how lucky they are.
7 Mar 2008
loved it
This book is amazing! I hadn’t read anything by Michael Morpurgo except in school so I didn’t really like him (shocking I know!). That is until I read this and I absolutely loved it! It is written so clearly it’s like you’re there with Arthur (the main character), experiencing everything he is! And finally without trying to spoil it I think the ending is lovely! =]
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