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Island of Wings: A Novel - Karin Altenberg
Island of Wings: A Novel
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Karin Altenberg,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA)
Karin Altenberg,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA)
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780143120667 (0143120662)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
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mtw1tter
mtw1tter rated it
4.0 Island Of Wings
Richly atmospheric novel about love, religion and family - and not historically stuffy at all. Rare combination. A breeze to read and savour.
Unabridged Chick
Unabridged Chick rated it
A very cool, restrained book, this historical novel is set on St. Kilda, an island that is the furthest part of the British Isles. Beginning in 1830, the story follows Lizzie and her husband, missionary Rev. Neil MacKenzie, as they move from urban Scotland to the isolated, rocky, backwards island.I...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
4.0
I read and reviewed this book for Netgalley and am really happy I did. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its' characters. I thought they were wonderfully developed enough to the point where I had such deep empathy for the main character, Lizzie. I must say that the book jacket talked about love, lo...
A Book Addict's Musings by Readinghearts
A Book Addict's Musings by Readinghearts rated it
4.0
I have been a history buff since the dawn of time, or at least since I first read the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I fell in love with being able to live life as others did, even if it was vicariously. I picked this book because the New Hebrides Islands were an area t...
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