The River Charm
A river pebble on a charm bracelet has an astonishing true story to tell, of one family's bravery and survival in harsh colonial Australia...
When artistic Millie visits a long-lost aunt, she learns the true story of her family's tragic past. Could the mysterious ghost girl Millie has painted be her own ancestor?
In 1839, Charlotte Atkinson lives at Oldbury, a gracious estate in the Australian bush, with her Mamma and her sisters and brother. But after the death of Charlotte's father, things start to go terribly wrong. There are murderous convicts and marauding bushrangers. Worst of all, Charlotte's new stepfather is cruel and unpredictable.
Frightened for their lives, the family flees on horseback to a stockman's hut in the wilderness. Charlotte's mother and the children must fight to save their property, their independence and their very right to be a family. Will they ever return together to their beautiful home?
Based on the incredible true-life battles of Belinda Murrell's own ancestors, one of Australia's early artistic and literary families, the Atkinsons of Oldbury.
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About the Time Slip Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Locket of Dreams(2009)
- 2.The Ruby Talisman(2010)
- 3.The Ivory Rose(2011)
- 4.The Forgotten Pearl(2012)
- 5.The River Charm(2013)
- 6.The Sequin Star(2014)
- 7.The Lost Sapphire(2016)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series of time-travel adventure stories is perfect for girls aged 11+ with a passion for history and culture. Each novel features new characters in a different place and time: from the French revolution of 1789 to 19th century Scotland and colonial Australia, various historical periods and cultures are explored.
Belinda Murrell's Time Slip series provides readers with an opportunity to see life through the eyes of five young girls in five very different eras of modern history. The author's extensive historical research lends these page-turning tales authenticity, while the characters remain vivid and their adventures engrossing.
Older readers who have enjoyed the Our Australian Girl series, but are searching for something more challenging will find what they're looking for in Belinda Murrell's Time Slip novels.