false <![CDATA[The Lieutenant]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219161062m/4285471.jpg 4285471 11 As a boy, Daniel Rooke was always an outsider. At school, he learned to hide his clever thoughts from his cruel peers; at home, his parents were bemused by their bookish son. Daniel could only hope - against all the evidence - that he would one day find his place in life. By 1788, Daniel has become Lieutenant Rooke, astronomer with the First Fleet as it lands on the unknown shores of New South Wales. As the newcomers struggle to establish a settlement for themselves and their cargo of convicts, and attempts are made to communicate with those who already inhabit this land, Rooke sets up his observatory to chart the stars. But the place where they have landed will prove far more revelatory than the night sky. Out on his isolated point, Rooke comes to know the local Aboriginal people, and forges a remarkable connection with one child, which will change his life in ways he never imagined. 4866916 2008 The Lieutenant total:78|5:20|4:30|3:18|2:8|1:2| 78 292 189 38 4 1 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 02:44:41 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 02:59:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 20:27:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 20:27:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 15:02:05 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 15:38:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 21:01:11 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 21:01:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 07:34:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 07:34:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 00:44:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 22:39:52 -0800 2009

Excellent book, starting with a brief detailing of the growing up of Daniel Rooke and his joining of the British Navy as a marine (although really brought on board to make use of his navigational skills)....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:45:49 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 17:54:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:37:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:38:03 -0700 2009 A quiet, thought provoking book that was so well written and interesting. A story based loosely on a William Dawes. The Lieutenant is the story of a young man that never quite belonged as he was a genius and maybe autistic. I found him shy, naive, and innocent e...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 05:12:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 15:14:51 -0700 2009
Kate Grenville does an excellent job of writing in a 1800's Englishman's voice. Daniel Rooke and others travel from England to New South Wales. Daniel, a student...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 00:07:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 00:11:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 13:59:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 14:10:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 10:41:03 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:56:14 -0800 2009
The protagonist Daniel Rooke takes us from naval Portsmouth to New South Wales and finally Antigua in a story that involves sensitivity and barbarism, mathematics a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:16:50 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:20:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:39:48 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 07:35:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 08:54:46 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 09:06:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 05:17:29 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 05:58:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 07:39:16 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 07:41:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:50:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:54:37 -0700 2009
It is smoothly written, engaging in many ways, and (...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:27:46 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:31:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:58:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 10:01:02 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4285471