← Back to results
The Lost Sapphire
📄 Free teacher’s notes for this title — download PDF

SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY

The Lost Sapphire

Marli is staying with her dad in Melbourne, and missing her friends. Then she discovers a mystery – a crumbling, abandoned mansion is to be returned to her family after ninety years. Marli sneaks into the locked garden to explore, and meets Luca, a boy who has his own connection to Riversleigh.

A peacock hatbox, a box camera and a key on a velvet ribbon provide clues to what happened long ago . . .

In 1922, Violet is fifteen. Her life is one of privilege, with boating parties, picnics and extravagant balls. An army of servants looks after the family – including new chauffeur Nikolai Petrovich, a young Russian émigré.
Over one summer, Violet must decide what is important to her. Who will her sister choose to marry? What will Violet learn about Melbourne’s slums as she defies her father’s orders to help a friend? And what breathtaking secret is Nikolai hiding?

Violet is determined to control her future. But what will be the price of her rebellion?

Type Of BookAustralian Novel
FormatPaperback
Age11+
ISBN9781925324112
Published9/02/2016
Price Per CopyRRP $17.99
1–9 copies$16.19
10–19 copies$15.29
20+ copies$14.39
Subject To AvailabilityThis title has not been ordered recently, therefore the availability with the publisher is unknown. This title is likely to be available, publishers will either supply stock immediately or provide a status report. This title can be ordered.

Only in stock and new release titles can be ordered without an account. Please contact the store if you want to check availability of this item.

Belinda Murrell

Belinda Murrell has worked as a travel journalist, technical writer, editor and public relations consultant. Her overseas adventures inspired her work as a travel writer for the WEST AUSTRALIAN newspaper and OUT & ABOUT WITH KIDS travel magazine. Her work has also appeared in the SUN HERALD, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH and SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. While Belinda studied Children’s Literature at Macquarie University, her passion for children’s books was reignited when she had her own three children and began telling and writing stories for Nick, Emily and Lachlan. After publishing the SUN SWORD trilogy, Belinda has been dreaming of 1850s Scotland to write THE LOCKET OF DREAMS while travelling around Australia with her family.

All books by Belinda Murrell