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Will Randall
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Solomon Time |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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304 |
| Date: |
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2002-06-06 |
| ISBN: |
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0349115028 |
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Abacus |
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0.53 pounds |
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4.96 x 0.0 x 7.76 inches |
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2 John98109 (USA: WA), Ronda (USA: NY) |
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2 Jennifer Smith (USA: FL), nickysuzuki (Japan) |
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Product Description
Echoing the experiences of Robert Louis Stevenson - who spent several years in the South Pacific - here is the story of a contemporary writer who lived in and came to love the Solomon Islands. Most unexpectedly, Will Randall, once a happy schoolteacher, found himself dispatched to a small village on a not very large island, far out in the vastness of the South Pacific. His mission (although he had hardly chosen to accept it): - to fulfil the dying wishes of the 'Commander' and help the local people set up a money-making community project. The Solomon Islands, islands lost in time - Solomon Time; these little gems of land scattered across the ocean, must be the last sanctuary on our shrivelled planet not yet overshadowed by the Golden Arches or encapsulated in a Coca-Cola bubble. Everyone has dreamed at some time of living on a desert island. Here is the unvarnished truth. Sharks, turtles, a band of unruly chickens, a cast of extraordinary characters, and a bird called the Spangled Drongo, accompany Will Randall through some of the most fascinating and certainly funniest scenes to be found in travel writing since Gerald Durrell.
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