The floating island / Philip Fitzpatrick
- Bib ID:
- 6616120
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Fitzpatrick, Philip, 1948-, author
- Description:
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- [Hervey Bay], [Queensland] : Pukpuk Publishing, [2014]
- ©2014
- 291 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781502344427 (paperback)
- 1502344424 (paperback)
- Summary:
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"Set in World War 2 in the islands of Papua New Guinea the novel tells the story of Mick O'Shea, a young plantation manager, who witnesses the brutal murder of his employer and family by the invading Japanese. Determined to join the war effort against the Japanese he escapes by boat. He is wounded in the process and lands on a small island where he is enchanted by a mysterious family of islanders. Reluctantly leaving, he joins the war effort but slowly becomes disillusioned by the brutality of the conflict and decides to head back to the island. But the island has disappeared, thus begins his search to find it and the peace it will offer." --http://asopa.typepad.com/files/pukpuk-publications-book-list.pdf
- Notes:
- Cover images: Staffan Lindeberg.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2014
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