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A Pattern of Islands (Paperback)
$19.62 - Save $1.04 (5%) - RRP $20.66 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for A Pattern of IslandsLiving for thirty years in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Grimble was ultimately initiated but not before he was severely tested, as when he was used as human bait for a giant octopus.
Full description- Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
- Published: 08 September 2011
- Format: Paperback 272 pages
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- Categories: Australasian & Pacific History | Guidebooks | Classic Travel Writing
- ISBN 13: 9781906011451 ISBN 10: 1906011451
- Sales rank: 42,413
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Full description for A Pattern of Islands
"A Pattern of Islands" is the funny, charming and self-deprecating adventure story of a young man in the Pacific. Living for thirty years in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Grimble was ultimately initiated but not before he was severely tested, as when he was used as human bait for a giant octopus. Beyond the hilarious and frightening adventure stories, "A Pattern of Islands" is also a true testament to the life of these Pacific islanders. Grimble collected stories from the last generation who could remember the full glory of the old pagan ways. This is anthropology with its hair down. Like discovering a treasure chest of fables, which were once true, it is full of stories of magic, dances and legends, rituals, spells and a way of life that have now disappeared from this worldexcept within the covers of this book.
