Easter Island
$51.69
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2004
Summary
Set on the cusp of World War One, and in the 1970s, EASTER ISLAND tells the passionate, heart-breaking and ultimately redemptive story of two remarkable women.
Elsa, an Edwardian Englishwoman, is forced by circumstance to leave the man she loves and agree to a marriage of convenience. The marriage enables her to fulfil her great dream: to visit Easter Island and to study its mysterious history. But as Elsa becomes bewitched by the island and engrossed in her work, she fails to notice …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117959 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349117950 |
| Author: | Jennifer Vanderbes |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 217g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 125mm x 191mm |
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Critics Review
compelling reading
compelling reading - IRISH EXAMINER
A stunning story, beautifully told - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYBeautifully wrought … streets ahead of BIRDSONG - TIME OUTPart travel adventure, part absorbing scientific discovery, part love story - GUARDIANJennifer Vanderbes
Jennifer Vanderbes is a graduate of Yale and the University of Iowa, where she also taught. Her short story ‘The Hatbox’ was published to critical acclaim in Best New American Voices 2000. She is 28, lives in New York, and teaches at Colgate University.
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