An epic voyage, undertaken with the grandest of ambitions. When Laperouse leaves France in the Spring of 1785 with two ships under his comm&, he knows that he sails with the full backing of the French government. This is to be a voyage of scientific & geographical discovery
- but every person on board has their own hopes, ambitions & dreams. As the ships move across vast distances in their journey of nearly four years, the different characters step forward & invite us into their world. From the remote Alaskan bay where a dreadful tragedy unfolds, to the wild journey Barthelemy de Lessups undertakes from the far east of Russia to St Petersburg, the reader sees the emotional, physical & mental toll exacted by such an endeavour. Landfalls marks the launch of a brilliant new writer, who creates an unforgettable world through a web of voices & narratives.