Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

<p><b>Picked as one of <i>Stylist </i>magazine's 'Fiction Books You Can't Miss' and longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award.<br><br>Fortune favours the brave in Lizzie Pook's mesmerising and fiercely feminist historical novel, <i>Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter.</i><br><br>'Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine' &ndash; <i>Stylist</i></b><br><br>1896, Bannin Bay, Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea, rumours of mutiny and murder swell within the bay's dens and back alleys. Only his headstrong daughter, Eliza, refuses to believe her father is dead, and sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth.<br><br>But in a town teeming with corruption, prejudice, and blackmail, Eliza soon learns that the answers she seeks might cost more than pearls. How mu