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Morpurgo at his very best - this is one definitely not to be missed.
(2.5) In this novel for older children, Michael Morpurgo presents the story of orphan Arthur Hobhouse, thought to be born sometime around 1940 in Bermondsey, London. In 1946, when he’s only six years old, he and a large group of other child migrant boys are sent by ship to Australia. Marty (Arthur’s ten-year-old friend and protector) tells the younger boy that all of them have been “specially chosen from all the orphans in England” to go to the brand new country of Australia, a place unaffected
Am I crying? Yes I am! This book is a gem. Michael Morpurgo, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! These 'thank you's can never be enough!This book follows the life of Arthur Hobhouse, then the journey of his daughter, Alexie (Allie) Hobhouse. Arthur, when he was 6, was transported to Australia. He didn't know who his family was, but he remembered his elder sister, Kitty, who had given him a lucky key to where. In Australia, he was a part of a farm, which had made his life a liv...
This was the first book i ever remember loving. I read it when i was ten and up until I was 13 (when i read the hunger games) it was my faveourite book. Its what really got me into books, i alwaysliked reading but i didnt realise until then i could fall in love with characters, care about their journies as much as my own-sometimes even more so- hate their enemies, love their friends. It was a truly amazing book.I loved it because it started from the start. It started when Arthur and Marty were
An incredibly moving, powerful and compelling story from the talented Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea is based on the harrowing scandal of the Child Migration Scheme of the mid-nineteenth century, where thousands of children were shipped to Australia, mainly to solve the problem of overcrowding in British orphanages.Orphaned during WW11, six-year old Arthur Hobhouse is separated from his sister, Kitty, when he is sent on a horrendous voyage to Australia in 1947, losing not only his bi...
Every time I read Michael Morpugo's books it always made me feel like there is a hole inside my heart. It always left me thinking about my own life.He is indeed a storyteller. He wrote it simply from his heart, it feel like the book is talking to it's reader. The words is simple and his book is great for children. I cry and thinking deeply of his words. What I like the most of this book is it's seem so real. He wrote from two perspectives that is the father who once is only a little boy and anot...
From BBC Radio 2:Episode 1 of 4Arthur Hobhouse and his friend Marty meet for the first time on a boat bound for Australia. They are part of a consignment of child migrants sent from Britain to find new and better lives in Australia. The boys are sent to work at Cooper's Station, under the care of the cruel and vindictive Piggy Bacon.Episode 2 of 4Arthur and Marty manage to escape the hands of the vicious, religious sadist Piggy Bacon. They flee into the unforgiving Australian outback where they
I really don't understand all the Michael Morpurgo love. I HATE his books. Hate them with a passion. I've read this one and Kensuke's Kingdom, and both of them were horribly boring, the writing style is nothing special, and they're just plain depressing. I genuinely think Morpurgo is physically incapable of writing anything cheerful, and it's very, very irritating.
Wonderful, wonderful book!So why have I only given it three stars? Why did I debate with myself whether I'd give it less?Well, because it can't make up its mind whether it's a book for kids, for adults or for young adults. As an adult I love it, as a kid I would have hated it and I'm not sure what I'd have thought of it as a teenager. Probably been baffled by it.Arthur Hobhouse is re-telling the story of his childhood. That's the kid's part and although it's grim reading in parts (being based on...
A short and fabulous book that was unputdownable for me. There are so many touching elements to embrace in this book; the upsides of a strong friendship and unconditional love to the harrowing disappointments of suffering and deprivation. What I enjoyed the most was the grit-laden seafaring solo journey by Arthur's daughter, Allie, to find her alleged aunt. I fondly remembered shades of Santiago's adventures from the Old Man and the Sea. And the ending isn't the banal reunion as I expected but i...
I will reread this but this book,from what I remember since year 3, is one of his best🛐🛐
WARNING: I am going to be totally biased with this author because, well, I love him so very, very much.I picked up Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea from my shelves yesterday. I chose to read it because I wanted to read it, and it wasn't one of my obligatory books.I had looked at it in the shops, seen the diagrams of boats, the maps - this immeadiately appealed to me. And that fact that it's written by one of my favourite authors of all time helped, too.The book was in itself amazing, truly inspiring. I...
I love love love this book, I read it when I was younger and decided to pick it up again and was so glad I did, unlike some things you revisit from childhood this didn't disappoint, this book has everything, adventure, the sea, love, loss, animals, literally everything, only morpurgo can put so much into a plot, which would make it unbelievable if someone else was writing it besides him, but it really works, it's both real and out there and teaches you to dream. The relationship between Arthur h...
EDIT: Just reread my childhood favourite. It didn't disappoint. I want to reread my whole Morpurgo collection, and maybe I will. Considering I study TROTAM, I loved the references. Thank you for this book.---------Since I was about twelve, this has been one of my favourite books. I'm not actually someone who goes for a really realistic book, I much prefer fantasy and fiction, for example, the divergent trilogy, but this was one of my first 'more mature' books that I had read. It genuinely touche...
This book has just about everything in it: a great gripping plot, wide sea adventures, lots of heartbreak and drama, and a happy ending too. It is a story about slavery, oppression and death, but also about courage and determination, self-belief, loyalty and devotion. Towards the middle of the book I found myself sobbing a little, and was literally drowned in tears at the last page. Absolutely enjoyed this amazing and heart-warming book from beginning to end. Looking forward to reading Morpurgo'...
It's difficult to figure out what audience this is for. I am pretty sure this is a young adult book, the writing was too plain to be for an adult and the themes too mature for a young audience. I really enjoyed the first half but the second part with the emails really bored me. I liked the overall story and could see why it is really loved but its not my taste.
this book is incredibly powerful. it is micheal morpurgo's finest work and combines 2 related parts into one book
12 AUG 2017 - recommendation through Laura. Many Thanks!
Alone on a Wide Wide sea is about a boy, an orphan, named Arthur, who his separated from his sister when he is only a very small child. The book is very peculiar because Michael Morpurgo has made the character go into the future. He talks a bit about his childhood and then jumps into adulthood. Arthur, a young orphan is cast on a ship during WW2 which brings him in a place he has never been to before. Australia. Far far away from his long lost sister in England which he has never see before. She...
I finally finished reading this book, and I have to say it was worth every minute. This book never left me bored, and always left me wanting more. The whole story and the entire basis of the novel was very interesting to me. When the narrator, Arthur Hobhouse described his first adventure out on the sea, I though that was it. I though that his journey from England to Australia was the reason behind the title "Alone on a Wide Wide Sea". But no. It took a little time in the novel, but Morpurgo fou...