Hy Brasil by Margaret Elphinstone
After fraudulently winning a writing competition, Sidony Redruth is sent by her editor to write the first-ever travel book on Hy Brasil, a near-mythical island somewhere in the Atlantic, whose very existence has been a matter of debate as late as the nineteenth century. Elphinstone's plot takes the island location as its starting point, throws in some old-fashioned piracy - a lost treasure, modern-day drug smuggling - political intrigue, an active volcano and a tragic love affair. Told through Sidony's notes for her book, Hy Brasil has all the elements of an adult adventure story, but it is also a contemporary thriller with literary influences ranging from The Tempest and Treasure Island to Moby Dick.
Margaret Elphinstone is the author of four previous novels: The Incomer (1987), A Sparrow's Flight (1989), Islanders (1994) and The Sea Road (2000). She is currently researching her next novel, Voyageurs, a historical adventure novel set against the backdrop of the British/American war of 1812 in the Great Lakes area. She lives in Glasgow.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841952475 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841952478 |
| Title | Hy Brasil |
| Author | Margaret Elphinstone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2002-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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