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Mr Peacock`s Possessions

An intimate, intense and beautifully realised novel of possession, power and the liberating loss of innocence, this will delight fans of MISTER PIP and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE. Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island.For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled eight hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, until a vulnerable boy vanishes. In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island`s secrets force them all to question their deepest convictions.Praise for the novels of Lydia Syson: `A tour de force` Piers Torday`Full of drama courage and aspirations` Carol Drinkwater`Highly compelling` Anna Mazzola`Tense, evocative, richly imagined` Emma Darwin`Superb and engrossing` Wendy Moore`Reminds us why we consumed The Poisonwood Bible and The Underground Railroad so avidly` Michelle Lovric

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