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The Island Home

The Island Home

Archer, Richard

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1419167723
ISBN13: 9781419167720
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.60 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
The Island Home is a novel written by Richard Archer. The story is set on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, where a young woman named Rachel has lived her entire life. Rachel has never left the island and has always been content with her simple life, fishing and farming with her family.However, when a group of strangers arrive on the island, Rachel's world is turned upside down. The strangers are a group of scientists who have come to study the island's unique ecosystem. Rachel is fascinated by their work and begins to question her own way of life.As Rachel spends more time with the scientists, she begins to learn about the wider world and the many cultures and ideas that exist beyond her island. She also begins to develop feelings for one of the scientists, a young man named David.The Island Home is a story about love, adventure, and the search for meaning in life. It explores themes of identity, culture, and the importance of connecting with others. The novel is beautifully written and will appeal to readers who enjoy stories about self-discovery and personal growth.That now, is positively diabolical! exclaimed Max, from his covert among the creepers, where he was completely invisible, except his heels, which were kicking in the air; I wouldn't have believed, Arthur, that you were such a methodical, cold-blooded creature! I suppose now, that if I had tumbled overboard during that hideous time, and been gulped down by a shark, or if Shakespeare had starved to death, you would have made a regular memorandum of the event, in business-like style, and wound up your watch as usual.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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