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Jennifer Vanderbes
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Pages: 431 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0349117950
Pub: Abacus
Pub date: 2004-05-27
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 86986
Reader Reviews:
Gripping (1/1 people found this helpful)
Bought this book after visiting the Island, and I wasn't disappointed. From quite early on it becomes very hard to put down, making you want to learn more and more about the future and the past of the main characters. However I have to say, I was slightly disappointed with the ending. The final revelation, for me, just doesn't make sense. Maybe the author was planning a follow up book, I don't know. If she does though, I would certainly read it.
All in all, a good page turner.
Love and Betrayal (6/6 people found this helpful)
This is a fascinating story, beautifully written. Both main characters are betrayed by people they love and trust, and both story lines - although set in different times - take place on Easter island and link together very cleverly. Also brilliantly mixed in are interesting historical facts, scientific research and ecology of the island. I never expected to learn so much from this book, especially in such an entertaininng style. An impressive read.
lyrical, dramatic, thought-provoking (1/1 people found this helpful)
This is hands down one of the most interesting books I've read in the past year. It's gorgeously written, and a breathtaking page-turner as well. As we follow the heart-breaking stories of Elsa and Greer, the two women who travel to Easter Island, it raises questions about the nature of love and sacrifice, as both women find themselves shocking betrayed by people close to them. This is a truly gripping noevl, set on a remote and fascinating island.
Also recommended: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson and Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks.
Enchanting though not completely compelling (3/4 people found this helpful)
A pleasant read which follows two stories, one based in 1914 and the other in the 1970's. Both seem to focus largely on the characters' progress through parts of their lives involving issues of love, marriage and loss. Although both are told largely within the context of the setting 'Easter Island' I got the feeling that the characters could have been some place else together. Although very prominent in providing a factual description of Easter Island, the facts seem to bear less of an attachment to the central themes of the story.
Enjoyable enough and fascinating insights in to one the world's most mysterious places.
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