Title: Mr Peacock's Possessions
Author: Lydia Syson
Pages: 432
Publisher: Zaffre
Release Date: 17th May 2018
Blurb from Goodreads:
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.
My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Bonnier Zaffre and NetGalley*
The Peacock family
has lived on a small, remote, volcanic island in Oceania for two
years.
The only settlers on
the island, it has been hard for them to survive, and passing ships
are extremely rare.
Then one day a ship
arrives with supplies and several Pacific Islanders to help the
Peacock's clear land.
But one of the sons,
Albert, has gone missing.
Can they find
Albert?
Is there more to the
island than there seems?
The setting of 1800s
Oceania was what drew me to Mr Peacock's Possessions, and it's
probably my favourite thing about the book. Having lived in New
Zealand for several years it was funny to recognise place names.
The island that the
Peacocks lived on was an interesting place to set a novel. It was
very remote and I can't begin to imagine how hard it must have been
to live there. It made me feel really sorry for the characters.
The characters were
interesting. I think Lizzie and Kalala were my favourites.
The plot was
enjoyable and quite dark in places. I guessed one of the plot twists,
and nothing that happened surprised me all that much, but the book
held my interest and I wanted to see what happened next.
The writing style
took a while for me to get into, but I would be interested in reading
more by the author.
I would love to know
what happened to the characters after the novel ended.
Overall, this was an
enjoyable read that I would recommend.
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