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Journey to the River Sea

By: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
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It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous, and award-winning adventure.

©2001 Eva Ibbotson (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Fiction Geography & Cultures Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction

Critic Reviews

"An intricate, cleverly paced plot, with plenty of clues for children along the way, makes this a real page-turner"
"Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue." ( School Library Journal)
"Journey to the River Sea won the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal."
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absolutely gorgeous, an old favourite of our family. so glad to find it in the unabridged version. thankyou!

Maia and Finn

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Excellent adventure story for all ages. Lovely rich characters to go with a lovely exotic setting.

Fantastic

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it was a nightly ritual to snuggle im bed with my 8yo lustenimg to the breatifully writtenand wonderfully read book.

a lovely vivid book that both my 8yo and I enjoyed

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A heart-lifting, engrossing adventure story written with true imagination. We (mother and daughter) both loved it. The performance is extraordinary to the extent that my daughter thought the characters were voiced by different people! I couldn’t recommend this audiobook more highly.

Splendid

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I’ve always been a big Eva Ibbotson fan . Journey to the RiverSea would have to be one of my favourites. The characters are so well explained. The story line is so exciting . The narrator is one of the best I’ve ever heard . Bravo

A wonderful story

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