Daughters of the Wreckage

A gripping dual-timeline historical novel inspired by the true story of the Batavia shipwreck and the women who survived it
Two women. One shipwreck. And four centuries of secrets.

“An immersive and engrossing mystery.” –Tania Blanchard, bestselling author

“A masterfully crafted dual timeline.” –Tea Cooper, USA TODAY bestselling author

Two women. One shipwreck. And four centuries of secrets.

Shortly before Christmas in 2018, Tess McCarthy, after years as a hard-working English teacher who never did anything out of the ordinary, flies to Western Australia’s remote Abrolhos Islands. She is in search of answers–both to the infamous Batavia shipwreck and her personal family crises.

In 1628, Saskia, an orphaned young Dutchwoman, boards Batavia with relatives, bound for a new and potentially dangerous life in the East Indies–only for he