An edition of The Prisoner of Paradise (2012)

The prisoner of paradise

Large print ed.
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An edition of The Prisoner of Paradise (2012)

The prisoner of paradise

Large print ed.
  • 1 Want to read
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"When Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle in their grand plantation house, her mind is full of the poems of Keats and tales of romance . She is nonetheless unprepared for the beauty, fecundity and otherness of this island paradise between Africa and India, where she is to be waited on hand and foot by servants and free to let her thoughts drift on the sea breeze. If only they did not drift to such problematic subjects as the restrictions of colonial society, or the bigoted outbursts of her uncle, or the disquieting attractions of Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon, himself entangled in thoughts of iniquity and desire and facing a decision which could risk his precarious position. Under the surface there is growing unease. For it is 1825: Britain has wrested power from France and is shipping convict labour across the Indian Ocean. The age of slavery is coming to its messy end. Word is lapping against the shores of the island - of revolts in Europe and the Americas, and of a charismatic new Indian leader who will shine the light of liberty. For Lucy, for Don, for everyone on the island, a devastating storm is coming."--Publisher description.

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Windsor/Paragon
Language
English
Pages
383

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Cover of: The Prisoner of Paradise
The Prisoner of Paradise
Mar 26, 2013, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Cover of: Prisoner of Paradise
Prisoner of Paradise
2012, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
Cover of: The prisoner of paradise
The prisoner of paradise
2012, Windsor/Paragon
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: The Prisoner of Paradise
The Prisoner of Paradise
Feb 01, 2012, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Cover of: The prisoner of paradise
The prisoner of paradise
2012, Bloomsbury
in English

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Edition Notes

Standard print ed. originally published: London : Bloomsbury.

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Dewey Decimal Class
823.914

The Physical Object

Pagination
383 pages (large print)
Number of pages
383

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32818306M
Internet Archive
prisonerofparadi0000gune_i9z5
ISBN 10
1445841355, 1445841347
ISBN 13
9781445841359, 9781445841342
OCLC/WorldCat
794136721

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