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Dec 21, 2012
Luc is not well treated by his father who regards him as a freak since he only has one ear. Eventually Luc decides he has taken enough abuse and he leaves to go and live with a fisherman, Pons, his sister, Mattie, and their beautiful ward, Beatrice. Luc will learn to fish and at first everything goes well but one day Pons and Luc go out too far and are attacked by pirates. Pons is left for dead but Luc is kidnapped. After a long journey they arrive in North Africa and Luc is sold as a slave. What seems a disaster at first turns into a wonderful opportunity that Luc comes to appreciate. This is a marvellous adventure story that will enthral the reader. Highly recommended! Reviewed by BPL volunteer EE.