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Peter Purchase

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, The United Republic of

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http://www.peterpurchasebooks.com/

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History, Young Adult, Memoir

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January 2025

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Peter Purchase is an Australian writer of Historical and YA Fiction and Short Stories. His goal is to make each of his books an entertaining and memorable read, supported by deep research. He has refreshed and rewritten his debut novel The Albatross Necklace (2012), and is republishing it as The Truth and Reconciliation Trilogy

Book I, Bright Flame, Dark Shadows, is motivated by an awareness of issues around the colonisation of Australia and its damaging effects on Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander peoples.

Book II, The Kite Flyer is the biography of Gerrit de Waal. It arises out of his fascination for the sea and his interest in voyages of exploration during the Dutch Golden Age, 1600-1750. He focuses on the last voyage of ...more

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Average rating: 4.76 · 50 ratings · 44 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dreams Of Summer Dartson 4.91 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass Cenotaph: A Call for Truth and Reconciliation in Australia (The Truth And Reconciliation Trilogy Book 1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alicia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Albatross Necklace 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Peter Purchase liked Sawyer Robbins's review of The Dreams Of Summer Dartson: "As a reader in the Cologne Book Club, I approached The Dreams of Summer Dartson expecting a historical novel, but what stayed with me was its emotional intelligence. This is a book that unfolds slowly and asks the reader to pay attention to tone, sil" Read more of this review »
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Peter Purchase liked Chiara Ricci's review of The Dreams Of Summer Dartson: "After our Vanchiglia Culture Book Club discussion, I couldn’t stop thinking about this book. The Dreams of Summer Dartson captures the fragile space between youth and adulthood with remarkable clarity. The characters are flawed, emotional, and deeply" Read more of this review »
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