Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

Holly says: "After visiting the Aotearoa New Zealand Maritime Museum and learning about the fascinating sea-going history of the island nation, this book seemed like a perfect pick to enjoy a fictional maritime adventure. Set in 1866, a three-masted sailing ship full of illicit gold is wrecked and leaves only fifteen survivors. The castaways must work together to survive, while navigating the secrets they each have and a resentment against the lone surviving woman. The publisher calls it 'a vivid imagining of the story behind the enduring mystery of one of [Aotearoa] New Zealand’s early shipwrecks.'"