Nicola Pierce
Auteur de Spirit of the Titanic
Œuvres de Nicola Pierce
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
Membres
Critiques
Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure par Nicola Pierce
Once again Nicola Pierce brings history to life. A wonderful story that weaves two tales together. I experienced the frustrations of the officers and crew of the ill fated Franklin expedition, and Ann's struggle to make her family listen and understand what was happening. I couldn't put it down.
A lovely gentle read. Beautifully understated writing re-telling the Titanic story but from a slightly different perspective, that of the ghost of Samuel a fifteen year old boy. An emotional, descriptive and engrossing read.
I don't usually read Young Adult fiction, but this caught my eye when browsing. I am hugely interested in the whole Titanic story, and this was a well-written and original retelling of the tragedy, with enough to it to entertain adult readers as well. As far as I could remember, most of the drama drawn from "real" characters and events were accurate to what is known about them, though I did notice that one character's name was changed - for what reason, I do not know. All in all, a good addition to the Titanic canon for those who want something more than the famous film.… (plus d'informations)
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Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 101
- Popularité
- #188,710
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 26