Duplicate copy from Bookmooch to go in a Latin American Bookbox.

3 different times and stories set in Easter Island. Enjoyed this a couple of summers ago.

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In Latin American Bookbox.

Caught in the Latin American bookbox

This has sat meaning to be read for ages now, turned out to be a good lazy summer read. I liked the way the stories entwined, and made me curious to see Easter Island. Going into another of Soffitta's bookboxes hoping to find a new reader. Thanks for sharing

Taken from Soffita1's Oceania and Islands bookbox. Thank you!

This took me a while to get into, but once I had I was hooked. This novel comprises three narratives, two set in the 1910s and one in the 1970s, and deals with the protagonists' travels to and experiences on Te Pito O Te Henua/Easter Island. I was most drawn by Dr Greer Farraday, her research, and her backstory, which was the exciting sort of science - groundbreaking discoveries, academic fraud, extinction, all that sort of thing. As the three stories came together, however, I started paying more attention to the other two. I like the way that Vanderbes leaves some conclusions for the reader to draw; it's nice to be treated as if one were half-way intelligent. I was relieved, too, that the early hints of a tedious faith vs science battle were averted.

One thing I would say is that I was never convinced by the setting - the setting in time, that is; the landscape is very vividly portrayed - the writing around Elsa, Alice and Beazley's expedition always felt a little off, in a way that I can't quite put my finger on. It may be the use of the continuous present; whatever it is, it doesn't feel like 1912. Similarly, Greer et al feel as if they're wandering around in the mid nineties, not the mid seventies, and it's only the challenges faced by Greer's female classmates (who seem to have been shoved in to indicate precisely this) that reminds us that it was a tough life for a woman in academia way back when, oh, and by the way, we are dealing with way back when. The faux military history sections are by far the most convincing stylistically.

Overall, though, I'd recommend this.

Sending to chamonix44 as part of the EU birthday sweepstake. Enjoy!

Your package arrived today elstaplador, containing this book and another little book, a postcard showing Shanklin on The Isle of Wight and a stick of Isle Of Wight rock, (because you read that I miss the seaside, which I do)!! Thank you so much! I think this book looks like it has an interesting tale to tell.
I have visited Shanklin, but only for one day, and it was the best place I visited on The Isle Of Wight. The rock looks yummy. Unfortunately it got broken in the package but that won't stop me from eating it!! I'll give my husband the smaller bit..... lol !!Thank you very much for your generosity.



Amazon Editorial Review
It is 1912. Elsa Pendleton, a young Englishwoman, is forced by circumstance into a marriage of convenience. Her one consolation is that she can now fulfil a great dream: to visit Easter Island and study its mysterious history. But as Elsa becomes bewitched by the island and engrossed in her work, she doesn't realise that her beloved sister Alice is also caught up in desires of her own. Nor, in their isolation, do the two sisters realise that Britain and Germany have declared war, and that the catastrophic effects will be felt even in their quiet corner of the South Pacific. Sixty years later American botanist Greer Faraday, recently widowed, arrives on the island. Troubled by unhappy secrets, Greer wraps herself up in her work, rejecting the friendly approaches of her colleagues. But as she explores the island, her story becomes irresistibly entwined with Elsa's, and she is forced to confront some unwelcome truths...

I read this book some months ago, but I must have forgotten to write a review here. Now i can't really remember what i should be writing about it as I have read so many books since finishing this one.
I do remember that I liked all the history about Easter Island!

Now it's time to pass this book on for someone else to read and enjoy!

I will be leaving this book somewhere in Essex. After I have released it I will hopefully be able to write here, and let you know exactly where I left it. It will be before or after 28th December.
If you were the lucky finder, then Congratulations! You have found a travelling book. (Well at least it has travelled home with you!)
Now it is yours to read and keep, or to give to a friend, or to leave in a dry public place for someone else to find. The choice is yours!
Now that I have made you happy, you can make me happy too. Just leave a message here to say that you found the book. Thank you.



If you are reading here, then I want to tell you that this is a. FREE . book, and there are no catches! It is now yours! Please read on.....
If you are the finder of this book it would be nice if you could leave a message here to say that you have it. Do not worry because I don't want the book back. It is yours to keep if you want it. I just want to know it is now in safe hands.

UPDATE:
I took the book with me to the Colchester BookCrossers Christmas Party/meet-up and left it there with a lot of the books I took to England as the other BookCrossers at the meeting said they would release the books for me.

Anther book for the care home residents