Tess the last of us

What I loved about this book is the author s attention to detail about the times I followed a young girl s passage from Castle Dunharbar Scotland to Victoria on Vancouver Island British Columbia in the mid nineteenth century I was fascinated by what she experienced on her voyage not only by the people she encountered on the ship but also with the conditions she endured Tess is a feisty but lovable protagonist Her difficulty with following the rules takes the reader on novel adventures first on ship and then to a place where settlers and tribes like the Songhee and the Haida live side by side Again Jocelyn Reekie paints the place so vividly with her words that you can see what Tess sees as she roams this new land Highly recommended for both young adults and adults 1551924714 A decent read I did quite enjoy it but I also expected it to go somewhere 1551924714 The year is 1857 Twelve year old Tess Roy lives in Castle Dunroy Scotland Her life changes dramatically when her mother dies and a new landlord forces Tess and her father off the land they ve farmed for generations They are given passage to the New World aboard Borealis a ship bound from Liverpool to Fort Victoria Vancouver Island Aboard ship Tess meets girls her own age who are too poor to ride above deck and a nineteen year old Navy deserter turned Gold Rush prospector named Jock Once she lands on Vancouver Island Tess meets Chinese black and First Nations settlers and learns of the trade in women She and her father struggle to make a new home in this strange sometimes forbidding and sometimesxotic world Here is classic engagingly historical fiction by a talented writer who brings a fateful voyage across the ocean and the fascinating frontier of North America in the 1850s vividly to life Tess AUTHOR Jocelyn ReekieA keen interest in all things to do with books has led me to explore every facet of making them As an author Ive had fiction creative non fiction and articles published and have self published several picture books As an editor Ive worked with dozens of writers including well published authors and those just beginning their writing journeys As a publisher I established two presses to produce three anthologies that contain the work of over 60 writers and artists Life is a journey Failures and challenges keep it interesting Successes keep it joyful Books provide a window to every aspect of life and transport readers far beyond our own small place in the world I am ever grateful I can indulge my passion for books A keen interest in all things to do with books has led me to explore every facet of making them As an author I ve had fiction creative non fiction and articles published and have self published several picture books As an editor I ve worked with dozens of writers including well published authors and those just beginning their writing journeys As a publisher I established two presses to produce three anthologies that contain the work of over 60 writers and artists Life is a journey Failures and challenges keep it interesting Successes keep it joyful Books provide a window to every aspect of life and transport readers far beyond our own small place in the world I am ever grateful I can indulge my passion for books site_link.