Sophie's spirit becomes visible to them and she is more of a

Misadventures happening to Charlotte and Nell become more dramatic, Reader feels cheated but as the action picks up pace and the There in flesh and blood but as an invisible watcher. Goes back in time to 19th century Scotland. Sophieĭiscovers that when she goes to sleep at night wearing the locket, she In it isĪ gold locket which belonged to their ancestor Charlotte who was sent toĪustralia when she was twelve with her younger sister Nell.

Generations and is all that remains of their Scottish heritage. Them an old wooden box which has been handed down through the Their grandmother during the school holidays while their mother balancesįull-time work with a toddler and an unemployed husband. In the novel Sophie and her younger sister Jessica are staying with Shortly after their father tragically drowned. Lost everything, including their inheritance, when their mother died Hearing stories of how their father was a Scottish laird but the sisters Great-great-grandmother's arrival in Australia from Scotland inġ858 as a young orphan, accompanied by her sister. This story is based on the author's family history-her ** MURRELL, Belinda The Locket of Dreams Random House, 2009 281 pp

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With the magic of the golden locket, Sophie begins to unravel the mysteries as she shares the adventures of Charlotte and Nell - outwitting their greedy relatives, escaping murderous bushrangers, and fighting storm and fire. Why were Charlotte and Nell sent halfway around the world to live with strangers? Did their wicked uncle steal their inheritance? What happened to the priceless sapphire - the Star of Serendib? Then disaster strikes and it seems the girls will lose everything they love. When she falls asleep wearing the locket, she magically travels back in time to 1858 to learn the truth about the mysterious Charlotte Mackenzie.ĭaughter of a wealthy Scottish laird, Charlotte and her sister Nell live a wonderful life with their parents and animals, on a misty island with its own ruined castle. Sophie discovers a golden locket in an old treasure box that belonged to her grandmother's grandmother. A magical timeslip adventure set in Scotland of the 1850s and present-day Sydney

The Locket of Dreams by Belinda Murrell