The Lost Pearl

Emily Madden

Aug 2018 · Bolinda · Narrated by Rebecca Macauley

About this audiobook

Honolulu, Hawaii 1941 On the evening of her sixteenth birthday party, Catherine McGarrie wants nothing more than for the night to be over, even though the opulence of the ballroom befits the daughter of a US Navy Rear Admiral. Then she meets Charlie, a navy officer from the other side of the tracks, a man her parents would never approve of. As rumours of war threaten their tropical paradise, Catherine and Charlie fall in love. But the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941 changes their lives forever. Seventy-five years later, addled by age and painkillers, Catherine tells her granddaughter Kit her story and reveals the tale of a long-lost treasure. Can Kit uncover the secret and reunite her family? Or will the truth tear them apart?

About the author

Emily Madden is a contemporary and historical fiction and author. Her love of books started at a young age and she would often go shopping with her mother just so she could score yet another novel. Nothing has changed – she rarely leaves a bookstore without a book. Emily lives in Sydney, with her two girls and husband. She loves coffee and is forever frequenting her local coffee haunts.

Rebecca Macauley is a talented and award-winning narrator. She has appeared in a variety of television programs, including the internationally popular series Neighbours and the Australian drama Blue Heelers. Her work includes the US feature film Darkness Falls and the children's television series Wicked Science. Rebecca has previously narrated Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta and Ursula Dubosarsky's Abyssinia.