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A Pattern of Islands, Paperback / softback Book

A Pattern of Islands Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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"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.

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