The Islands by Di Morrissey
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With millions of copies sold worldwide, Di Morrissey is Australia's favourite storyteller with new novel Arcadia out now.
It's the psychedelic 70s and social conventions are being challenged. When Catherine Moreland from rural Australia goes on her first trip abroad, a handsome American naval officer sweeps her off her feet and she goes to live in the beautiful Hawaiian Islands with her new husband.
At first, the magic and loveliness of the Islands lead Catherine to believe she is living in paradise. However, as she learns more about the Islands, she begins to discover that paradise has a darker side. And when she meets a mystery man of the sea, as though hit by a tsunami, her life is turned upside down and changed forever.
Author Information:
Di Morrissey is one of Australia's most popular female novelists. Di's previous novels, Monsoon, The Valley, The Reef, Barra Creek, Kimberley Sun, The Bay, Blaze, Scatter the Stars, The Songmaster, When the Singing Stops, Tears of the Moon, The Last Mile Home, Follow the Morning Star, The Last Rose of Summerand Heart of the Dreaming have all been bestsellers. Di divides her time between Byron Bay and the Manning Valley in NSW.
Book Information
Format: Paperback
Published: 01/10/2009
Category: Fiction & related items / Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Fiction & related items / General
Society & social sciences / Society & culture: general
Publisher: Pan Australia
Pages: 492
Dimensions: 19.5 x 13 cm