The Night Ship: A Novel
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1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age. Curious and mischievous, Mayken spends the long journey going on misadventures above and below the deck, searching for a mythical monster. But the true monsters might be closer than she thinks.
1989: A lonely boy named Gil is sent to live off the coast of Western Australia among the seasonal fishing community where his late mother once resided. There, on the tiny reef-shrouded island, he discovers the story of an infamous shipwreck…
With her trademark “thrilling, mysterious, twisted, but more than anything, beautifully written” (Graham Norton, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling, Jess Kidd weaves “a true work of magic” (V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) about friendship, sacrifice, brutality, and forgiveness.
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I loved this so much I didn't want it to end. The two children we follow along this story (Mayken and Gil) are really something. They are special in the way they see the world and how connected they are to nature. For example, Mayken doesn't want one of the sailors to name the stars because she wants them to remain wild. And Gil imagines the fisher island, where he lives, to be taken back by nature and set back to its original state. Both are rebellious in their own way, although very gentle at the same time. The connection between the two is hard to describe because they live 360 years apart. But sometimes they are still so close to each other. At one point they ACTUALLY kind of meet! But I'll let you figure out how that worked 😉 Further into the story the atmosphere becomes increasingly gloomy and grim, and the last few chapters had me holding my breath. A few tears were she'd, that's all I'm gonna say about the ending 😄 Strong reccomemdarion from me 🫶
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1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age. Curious and mischievous, Mayken spends the long journey going on misadventures above and below the deck, searching for a mythical monster. But the true monsters might be closer than she thinks.
1989: A lonely boy named Gil is sent to live off the coast of Western Australia among the seasonal fishing community where his late mother once resided. There, on the tiny reef-shrouded island, he discovers the story of an infamous shipwreck…
With her trademark “thrilling, mysterious, twisted, but more than anything, beautifully written” (Graham Norton, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling, Jess Kidd weaves “a true work of magic” (V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) about friendship, sacrifice, brutality, and forgiveness.
Book Information
Posts
This book needs more pages
I loved this so much I didn't want it to end. The two children we follow along this story (Mayken and Gil) are really something. They are special in the way they see the world and how connected they are to nature. For example, Mayken doesn't want one of the sailors to name the stars because she wants them to remain wild. And Gil imagines the fisher island, where he lives, to be taken back by nature and set back to its original state. Both are rebellious in their own way, although very gentle at the same time. The connection between the two is hard to describe because they live 360 years apart. But sometimes they are still so close to each other. At one point they ACTUALLY kind of meet! But I'll let you figure out how that worked 😉 Further into the story the atmosphere becomes increasingly gloomy and grim, and the last few chapters had me holding my breath. A few tears were she'd, that's all I'm gonna say about the ending 😄 Strong reccomemdarion from me 🫶