The Island at the End of the World: A Novel
A chilling post-apocalyptic tale of how far a father will go to protect his children?from the author of The AmnesiacIn a world nearly destroyed by catastrophic floods, one family has been spared. Many years ago, as the waters rose, a father and his three children took to their ark and drifted to...
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A chilling post-apocalyptic tale of how far a father will go to protect his children?from the author of The AmnesiacIn a world nearly destroyed by catastrophic floods, one family has been spared. Many years ago, as the waters rose, a father and his three children took to their ark and drifted to the safety of a small island. Life there is a quiet idyll of music and farming?and young Alice, Finn, and Daisy are grateful for their salvation?until the day a stranger swims ashore. A terrifyingly plausible adventure story, The Island at the End of the World is a mesmerizing novel from an exciting new writer.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143116257 (0143116258)
ASIN: B003156CI0
Publish date: August 25th 2009
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 215
Edition language: English
Starts off a bit slow, but the ending was interesting enough. I can't say I really enjoyed Sam Taylor's writing style, but the idea behind it held the book up. I couldn't help comparing this one with Timothy Findley's "Not Wanted On the Voyage", though the two stories are unbelievably different, I w...
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