I won’t go into them because if you read this novel you will understand immediately what I am referring to. I have given this book three stars purely because there were some really contrived aspects dotted throughout the story that I had to work so hard to ignore. As a reader you do find yourself wondering how you would cope in a similar situation and can sense some of the panic and desperation that is conveyed. I liked the ever-growing closeness between them and the strong sense of mutual dependency that evolved over time. Given what happens later in the book, TJ is characterised as quite mature for his age, presumably given his earlier health problems, so what happens later on (quite a lot later on) isn’t tacky or that much of a surprise. The characters of Anna and TJ are well depicted and you instantly get a feel for them as people. The writing flows well and you are pulled straight into the action, so I enjoyed this book in that respect.
So is it any good? Well, it’s readable enough, especially at the start. The romance aspect intrigued me as well- I was really looking forward to reading this book, particularly as there has recently been a lot of hype about it in the UK. When I chose this novel for my Kindle I wasn’t exactly expecting a Lord of the Flies or Robinson Crusoe type scenario, but I was looking forward to a story of human survival against all the odds- two people marooned on a dessert island following a plane crash how would they cope? One of the survivors, fifteen-year-old TJ is recently in remission from cancer- what happens if it comes back? I was curious to see how the author would tackle that. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Readable enough but completely contrived- 3 stars T J has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a summer job tutoring T J Callahan at his family's holiday home in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation: a tropical island beats the library any day. Marooned on anuninhabited island,Anna and T.J.work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter, but asthe days turnto weeks,then months and, finally years, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. is almost seventeen and as if having had cancer wasn't bad enough, he now has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a pileof overdue essays - instead of his friends. Callahan at his family's holiday home in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation. When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a summer job tutoring T.J.
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