From the back cover:

"On a remote South Pacific island, the struggles of an elderly tribesman to translate Hamlet into local pidgin English are interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. William Hardt is an obsessuve young American lawyer who has come to help. From that moment on, nothing will ever be the same - for what (and who) William finds on the island will challenge both his and our notions of love, life and even death."

I was just going to pass it on unread but I decided to give it a shot.

And I'm glad I did. This was funny and touching at the same time and the ending, whilst sad in some ways, was heartwarming.

I'm saving this to rabck to a friend for Christmas.

Thank you *so* much Michelle! Merry Christmas to all of you xx

A funny, sad, beautiful, interesting and well-written story. A brilliant tale of when two cultures collide, with dramatic consequences. John Harding is proving himself to be an intelligent and engaging writer.

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