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

"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 her world to first collide with Aris Jansz, the ship's taciturn under surgeon.

Tess, Saskia, and Aris--their lives linked by secrets that span generations--carry the baggage of past losses and the uncertainty of their futures. And, in the most unlikely circumstances, they may find qualities that echo through centuries: faith, acceptance, and love.

A woman searching for answers in her own life finds them--and much more--in the wreckage and haunting stories of the Batavia shipwreck.

Previously published in Australia as Daughters of Batavia.

Author: Stefanie Koens
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 09/15/2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781400356560