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      The Island at the End of the World

      by Sam Taylor
      Published
      Feb 2009
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      215
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      About This Book

      A chilling post-apocalyptic tale of how far a father will go to protect his children?from the author of The Amnesiac

      In a world nearly destroyed by catastrophic floods, one family has been spared. Many years ago, as the waters rose, a father and his three children took to their ark and drifted to the safety of a small island. Life there is a quiet idyll of music and farming?and young Alice, Finn, and Daisy are grateful for their salvation?until the day a stranger swims ashore. A terrifyingly plausible adventure story, The Island at the End of the World is a mesmerizing novel from an exciting new writer.

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      General Fiction

      Themes

      Visionary & Metaphysical

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      Aug 2009 Penguin ISBN13 9780143116257 ISBN10 0143116258
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      Feb 2010 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN13 9780571240524 ISBN10 0571240526
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      First Edition Feb 2009 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN13 9780571240517 ISBN10 0571240518
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      Jul 2009 Penguin ISBN10 B002IEUUY2
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      Jul 2009 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN13 9780571317691 ISBN10 0571317693
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      Aug 2009 Penguin ISBN13 9781101133514 ISBN10 1101133511
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      Sep 2009 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN13 9781847828255 ISBN10 1847828256
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