Blogs in September 2015

Far Out: Sailing into a Disappearing World 14th September 2015

Tired of their careers in the oil industry, Corinna Weyreter and Gjalt van der Zee sailed away from the rat race in search of freedom and adventure in the fabled South Pacific. Taking only what could justify its space...

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Euphoria 16th November 2014

It is December 1932 and Andrew Bankson, isolated for several years whilst studying a tribe in New Guinea, is increasingly frustrated by his research. Then on Christmas Eve, he meets Nell Stone, famous and controversial anthropologist, and her wry,...

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Reef Passsage 15th October 2014

A new administrator arrives at a Polynesian island in the South Pacific with the instruction to prepare the way for self-government. The traditional authority of the chiefs and the moral authority of the church are also due to face...

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Treasure Islands 15th October 2014

Megaselling biographer, internationally renowned psychologist, ex-comedienne and mother of four (three teenage girls and Billy Connolly), the extraordinary Pamela Stephenson now adopts a new guise – historian, sailor, and circumnavigator of the globe. In Treasure Islands, Pamela follows in the intrepid footsteps...

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The Trouble with Paradise 1st July 2014

Dorie Anderson was looking for a break into fashion design but it hasn’t worked out. She is working at a dead end job but when she wins a trip to Fiji she can’t pack her bags fast enough. As...

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