Tears Of The Moon [Paperback]

Di Morrissey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 610 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330357816
• ISBN-13: 978-0330357814
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A SPELLBINDING FAMILY SAGA..., November 4, 2005

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Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tears Of The Moon (Paperback)

This author is a born storyteller. She weaves a spellbinding story of a young woman, Lily Burton who, upon the death of her mother, embarks upon a search for her roots. The only link with her past is a beautiful mother-of-pearl pendant with distinctive markings. Her voyage of discovery takes her to western Australia and a town called Broome. It is there that she finds her great-grandmother Olivia's diary and discovers the rich, though startling, truth about her family and its heritage.

This is a vastly entertaining book that transports the reader to the hardscrabble world of late nineteenth century western Australia, which finds young, pregnant Olivia Hennessey and her husband, Conrad, newly arrived from England, embarking upon a journey and adventure of a lifetime. There, they would meet Captain John Tyndall, a handsome and dashing adventurer with whom they would forge a thriving business alliance that would later transform itself into something else for both Olivia and the Captain. These star-crossed lovers would find that the path to true love is not an easy one.

This is an exciting story told against the backdrop of Australia's pearling industry of the time. It is an adventure story laced with romance, as well as an epic family saga. It is a story that will keep the reader riveted to the pages of this book, as Lily's search for her family's heritage unfolds. This book is an enthralling work of romantic historical fiction.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Australian Tale, February 10, 2010

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Jan Moniz "Jan" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears Of The Moon (Paperback)

Totally enjoyed reading this tale that takes you away to Western Australian Pearling country. The author is a wonderful story teller.

5.0 out of 5 stars great read, September 4, 2011

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Donna J. Kidman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears Of The Moon (Paperback)

An adventure love story taking place in Western Australia with a back drop of the pearling industry beginning in the early 19th century.
The author puts you in the minds and hearts of the characters and paints them well from the first page. It is an absorbing historical novel well told having information about the Aborigines that is little known.
I could not put it down.
Donna Kidman.