Cave of Secrets
Author | : Morgan Llywelyn |
Publisher | : The O'Brien Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2012-08-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847173850 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847173853 |
Rating | : 4/5 (853 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cave of Secrets written by Morgan Llywelyn and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates and crooked rulers make seventeenth-century Ireland a dangerous place. When Tom feels rejected by his father, he finds a secret second family among the group of smugglers who trade in and around Roaringwater Bay. Though Tom doesn't know it, his family in the Big House is under huge pressure. His father has had savage losses in business; his mother is always sad and worried, and his sisters have no hopes for a good future. This is seventeenth-century Ireland when cut-throat interests control everybody and everything, and land-grabbing is the order of the day. Friend turns into foe, and loyalty counts for nothing. From his new family, Tom learns all about boats and smuggling – and secret treasure. And then Tom discovers the best-kept secret of all ...