The Lieutenant

Author:   Kate Grenville ,  Tom Hollander
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Edition:   Abridged edition
ISBN:  

9781405505857


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   05 February 2009
Format:   Downloadable audio file
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As a boy, Daniel Rooke was always an outsider. At school he learned to hide his clever thoughts from his cruel peers; at home his parents were bemused by their bookish son. Daniel could only hope - against all the evidence - that he would one day find his place in life. By 1788, Daniel has become Lieutenant Rooke, astronomer with the First Fleet as it lands on the unknown shores of New South Wales. As the newcomers struggle to establish a settlement for themselves and their cargo of convicts, and attempts are made to communicate with those who already inhabit this land, Rooke sets up his observatory to chart the stars. But the place where they have landed will prove far more revelatory than the night sky. Out on his isolated point, Rooke comes to know the local Aboriginal people, and forges a remarkable connection with one child, which will change his life in ways he never imagined. Based on real events, Kate Grenville's stunning new novel conveys the poignancy and emotional power of an extraordinary friendship, and how through it a man might find himself: a story that resonates across the oceans and across the centuries.

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Author:   Kate Grenville ,  Tom Hollander
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   Hachette Digital
Edition:   Abridged edition
ISBN:  

9781405505857


ISBN 10:   1405505850
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   05 February 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Downloadable audio file
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Kate Grenville's books have been published in translation in seven languages. Her novel The Idea of Perfection won the Orange Prize. She lives in Sydney with her family.

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