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A review by kate66
An Island by Karen Jennings
5.0
Booker longlisted but none the worse for that.
This tells the story of an unnamed man living as the lighthouse keeper on an island off the coast of an unnamed African country. The old man has, in his own mind, been a coward all his life but this changes when a body is washed ashore.
You are taken back through the history of the country in a series of flashbacks over the course of a four day period, telling the story of dictatorships, revolution and the story of the old man and his family.
The book may seem short but it is densely packed. Recommended. An interesting read.
This tells the story of an unnamed man living as the lighthouse keeper on an island off the coast of an unnamed African country. The old man has, in his own mind, been a coward all his life but this changes when a body is washed ashore.
You are taken back through the history of the country in a series of flashbacks over the course of a four day period, telling the story of dictatorships, revolution and the story of the old man and his family.
The book may seem short but it is densely packed. Recommended. An interesting read.