Journey to the River Sea
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003GGSTBC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the . Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson's highly colourful, joyous adventure.. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey
"Missionary Story?" according to me. OK--so there isn't a missionary anywhere in this book, but it is the type of thing that every person who has ever been on the mission field can relate toBefore Maia leaves England to go to Brazil to live with some long lost relatives, her friends tell her about all the "bad" things she will encounter. The crocs, the piranhas and headhunters, however she does her own resea. Amanda Craig said It doesn't have magic, but it's still her best novel. If you want ghosts and witches, then read any one of Ibbotson's other novels - they're all great, and perfect for Harry Potter fans. However Journey to the River Sea has its own kind of magic, and it's just as good as the stuff with wands and potions.Maia, an orphan, is sent with her formidable but loving governess (shades of The Little White Horse) to stay with her unple. "Wonderful fun for all ages" according to A Customer. Set mostly along the Amazon River, this newest book by acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson (Which Which?, Island of the Aunts) was a wonderful, enjoyable read. It is the story of the orphan Maia who leaves her British boarding school to move in with some distant relatives who live on the mighty Amazon River, or "river sea." Before she arrives, Maia imagines beautiful wildlife a