Paul Theroux invites us to join him on one of his most exotic & tantalizing adventures exploring the coasts & blue lagoons of the Pacific Islands & taking up residence to discover the secrets of these isles. Theroux is a mesmerizing narrator
- brilliant witty keenly perceptive as he floats through Gauguin landscapes sails in the wake of Captain Cook & recalls the bewitching tales of Jack London & Robert Louis Stevenson. Alone in his kayak paddling to seldom visited shores he glides through time & space discovering a world of islands their remarkable people & in turn happiness. A sharp fascinating & highly entertaining book.. . Theroux at his best
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