In this extraordinary fiction debut--rich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual passion--two remarkable narratives converge on Easter Island, one of the most remote places in the

Easter Island: A Novel

In this extraordinary fiction debut--rich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual passion--two remarkable narratives converge on Easter Island, one of the most remote places in the world.

It is 1913. Elsa Pendleton travels from England to Easter Island with her husband, an anthropologist sent by the Royal Geographical Society to study the colossal moai statues, and her younger sister. What begins as familial duty for Elsa becomes a grand adventure; on Easter Island she discovers her true calling. But, out of contact with the outside world, she is unaware that World War I has been declared and that a German naval squadron, fleeing the British across the South Pacific, is heading toward the island she now considers home.

Sixty years later, Dr. Greer Farraday, an American botanist, travels to Easter Island to research the islandâ‚¬s ancient pollen, but more important, to put back the pieces of her life after the death of her husband.

A series of brilliant revelations brings to life the parallel quests of these two intrepid young women as they delve into the centuries-old mysteries of Easter Island. Slowly unearthing the islandâ‚¬s haunting past, they are forced to confront turbulent discoveries about themselves and the people they love, changing their lives forever.

Easter Island is a tour de force of storytelling that will establish Jennifer Vanderbes as one of the most gifted writers of her generation.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Dial Press Trade Paperback
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385336741
Color Celadon/Pale green
ReleaseDate 2004-06-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385336741

Country	USA
Brand	Dial Press Trade Paperback
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780385336741
Color	Celadon/Pale green
ReleaseDate	2004-06-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385336741

Easter Island: A Novel

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