About the book: 2023 / The pearl is a siren song in the form of a stone, sending people to distances they never dreamed of going. 1886 Western Australia. The Brightwell family, having sailed from England, settles in a new home in Australia. Ten-year-old Eliza knows little about what awaits them on these shores, where pearl shells sometimes reach the size of soup bowls and where exotic beauty lurks danger everywhere. Their father promised that pearls would provide them with a fortune. Ten years later, Charles Brightwell, now the most successful pearl hunter in the bay, disappears from his ship on the high seas. Rumors of mutiny and murder circulate in the city. Stubborn Eliza refuses to believe that her extraordinary father is dead and wants to find out what really happened to him. In her search for the truth, Eliza discovers that behind the pearl industry's beautiful façade lies many dark and dirty secrets. Eliza soon learns that the truth can be worth more than pearls, and she must decide how much she is willing to pay and how many dangers she will face to find it.…