THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux

A classic Pacific Islands travelogue. The author travels Solomons, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, the Masquesa and Easter Island.

This is a used travel book in good, read condition: clean with light reading wear and age; pages are clean and aging lightly; owners name and a few spots on the first pages; some reading wear to corners and edges; light spine creasing; has been read a few times. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Synopsis: Paul Theroux invites us to join him on one of his most exotic and tantalizing adventures exploring the coasts and blue lagoons of the Pacific Islands, and taking up residence to discover the secrets of these isles. Theroux is a mesmerizing narrator - brilliant, witty, keenly perceptive as he floats through Gauguin landscapes, sails in the wake of Captain Cook and recalls the bewitching tales of Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson. Alone in his kayak, paddling to seldom visited shores, he glides through time and space, discovering a world of islands, their remarkable people, and in turn, happiness. 'A sharp, fascinating and highly entertaining book ...Theroux at his best' - "Daily Telegraph".

Book Details

Code: SKU345

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 731

Published: 1992 by Penguin

ISBN: 0140159762

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $8.00