A True Tale of One Woman and Forty-seven Men, Shipwrec ked in the Southern Seas
by
Sylvie Haisman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
In 1875 the clipper Strathmore ploughs into the jagged rocks of the remote Crozet Islands, en route to New Zealand, drowning half her passengers and crew. Left alive are a 3-year-old boy, 47 men and Fanny Wordsworth, the author's great-great-great grandmother. This compelling narrative tells the story...