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Island of Secrets

Submitted by riverhorse on Wed, 11/18/2015 - 17:29
Author: 

Matthew Power

This story is ostensibly about a man journeying into the jungle of New Britain island in search of a tree kangaroo... but that is just the pretext that sets the story in motion. It is really a look at one of the last places that can be said to be "off the map" and what drives people to explore it. The description of the island and its history is interesting in its own right, but it is the characters that really make this book a great read.

Favorite Thing: 
The insight into the motivations of the people in the story.
Island of Secrets book cover
Book Length: 
Shorter
Part of Series: 
Not part of a series
Stand Alone: 
Yes
Stickiness: 
Moderate
Categories: 
Non-Fiction
Travel
True Stories

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Disclosures: 
None