Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter: An Atmospheric Historical Mystery With a Courageous Heroine Intent on the Truth

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She cannot even pester Thomas about it as he immediately heads off to another town saying he has business to attend to.

Both a breathtaking adventure story and a moving testimony to the lengths we go to for the people we love, it swept me away from the first page .I wanted to feel more the atmosphere of the place and the rush for those famous pearls, and learning about the value of the pearls itself.

An appealing heroine, it’s a little unlikely Eliza would be quite as capable as she seems to be in a couple of scenes for a young woman of her status during the time period, but her determination and daring is admirable. The author's novel is based on actual Aussie history, and many of her characters are inspired by real historical figures.Though I could clearly visualise Eliza’s environment, I would have liked to learn more about the daily operations of a pearling fleet. When Eliza’s beloved father, the towns most successful pearler they have ever known, goes missing under more than just suspicious circumstances, the growing whispers and rumours start circulating and it’s not long before murder or mutiny echos off of everyone around Eliza. The level of detail in the atmospheric and evocative descriptions was absolutely amazing; the sticky cloying heat of the Bannin Bay, the salt encrusted seafarers and the dizzingly numerous dangers lurking amongst mangroves was utterly transportive. The pace was cracking and Eliza was very much her own woman - strong and fearless and loyal to a fault.