The pearl is a siren's song in the form of a stone, sending people to distances they never dreamed of traveling. 1886. Western Australia. The Brightwell family, having sailed from England, settles in a new home in Australia. Ten-year-old Eliza...
knows little about what awaits them on these shores, where pearl shells sometimes reach the size of soup plates and where danger lurks everywhere behind exotic beauty. Father promised that it is the pearl that will secure their fortune. Ten years later, Charles Brightwell, now the most successful pearl hunter in the bay, disappears from his ship into the open sea. Rumors of mutiny and murder circulate in the town. Stubborn Eliza refuses to believe that her extraordinary father is dead and yearns to find out what really happened to him. In her quest for the truth, Eliza discovers that behind the beautiful facade of the pearl extraction industry lies many dark and dirty secrets. Eliza soon learns that the truth can be more valuable than pearls, and she must decide how much she is willing to pay and what dangers she must overcome to find it...
The pearl is a siren's song in the form of a stone, sending people to distances they never dreamed of traveling. 1886. Western Australia. The Brightwell family, having sailed from England, settles in a new home in Australia. Ten-year-old Eliza knows little about what awaits them on these shores, where pearl shells sometimes reach the size of soup plates and where danger lurks everywhere behind exotic beauty. Father promised that it is the pearl that will secure their fortune. Ten years later, Charles Brightwell, now the most successful pearl hunter in the bay, disappears from his ship into the open sea. Rumors of mutiny and murder circulate in the town. Stubborn Eliza refuses to believe that her extraordinary father is dead and yearns to find out what really happened to him. In her quest for the truth, Eliza discovers that behind the beautiful facade of the pearl extraction industry lies many dark and dirty secrets. Eliza soon learns that the truth can be more valuable than pearls, and she must decide how much she is willing to pay and what dangers she must overcome to find it...
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