Solomon Time by Will Randall
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.
Immensely likeable* OBSERVER *
offers plenty of pleasures. * SUNDAY TIMES *
offers plenty of pleasures. * SUNDAY TIMES *
Will Randall is a schoolteacher and writer who is currently working in India on his second book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349115023 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349115028 |
| Title | Solomon Time |
| Author | Will Randall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards (Travel Writing) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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