Sent in 1910 to live with distant relatives who own a rubber plantation along the amazon river, english orphan maia is excited. Accompanied by miss minton, a fiercelooking, nononsense governess, maia, a young orphan, sets off for the wilderness of the amazon, expecting curtains of orchids, brightly colored macaws, and a loving family. Like it was his time with the xanti which had changed him. The first edition of the novel was published in may 4th 2001, and was written by eva ibbotson. It is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at, has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in manaus, hundreds of miles up the amazon. Eva ibbotson had the great and natural gift of telling a story without any fuss. Free download or read online journey to the river sea pdf epub book. Life with the carters turns out to be very different. Redefining home chapter 2 dreamingice journey to the. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Intrigued, i checked our catalogue and found several of ibbotsons books in both the childrens and adult departments. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read journey to the river sea. Detailing the adventures of maia, an english orphan sent to the amazon to live with her distant relatives, this book had a. Making the unusual decision to read the book first, has turned out to be a compelling, riveting read. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Without being preachy or simplistic, it shows the journey of one maia, a young girl from briton, who travels to the amazon after her parents are killed in an accident. Grant eva ibbotson has long been a favorite of both children and adult readers, as well as independent booksellers. Buy journey to the river sea new editcover by eva ibbotson isbn. Journey to the river sea by eva ibbotson goodreads. She has no other live relatives, and is forced to go to boarding school.
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