Peak's Island
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A storm on 27 September 1607 leaves Anna Vyvyan injured on a rocky shore after two ships are wrecked. Her immediate danger is bound up with older grief: she has already lost the family who made her life secure. The narrative turns back to her upbringing in a manor house near Wales, where her mother oversees her education and helps poor neighbours. Music holds a particular place in Anna's early life.
Island survival brings another kind of household into view. Anna forms a close friendship with Ada Carleton and becomes godmother to Ada's young daughter, Cora. The women gather provisions and useful objects from the wreckage, preparing for a winter they fear may be long. This historical adventure combines practical work on an unfamiliar coast with scenes of affection and companionship, offering readers both the hazards of a sea story and the quieter business of rebuilding daily life.
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- Author
- Anna W. Ford Piper
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 78
- Language
- English
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online