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The Brink of Silence

Charlotte Jay

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Description:Kavakana, where the two motherless children Katherine and Harry grew up, is the largest of a group of eight islands lying off the southeast coast of New Guinea. The children's father had come from Australia to make his home on the island, and he and his family lived there in a peculiar isolation, surrounded by people of another race, except for a few missionaries and occasional traders or officers of the government station, who came and went.Brilliantly colored fish swam among the coral of the island's deep bay; as the children ate their meals they looked out at hibiscus bushes, bright with apricot- and raspberry-colored blossoms, and back of them a forest of coconut palm.The vegetaion of the island was lush and lovely, the weather curiously constant, but over all, an aura of magic, native magic, brooded.Life was not easy for the two children growing up in their isolated world--almost existing in another time. When, on trips back to Australia, they met other children, Katherine and Harry felt a secret comtempt for them. The brother and sister were passionately devoted to each other--and clung together as if they were the only boy and girl on earth.As they grew older they were sent off to school, and intruders made their way into the siblings' secret realm. The first was a friend of Harry's--a boy named Mark Rommel.But the spell of the island, and the life Katherine and harry had led, were not easily forgotten--or destroyed. They became, instead, destructive."The Brink of Silence" is a memorable novel--powerful and haunting--and it will draw readers quickly into a strange, remote world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Brink of Silence. To get started finding The Brink of Silence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 245

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Release: 1956

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Description: Kavakana, where the two motherless children Katherine and Harry grew up, is the largest of a group of eight islands lying off the southeast coast of New Guinea. The children's father had come from Australia to make his home on the island, and he and his family lived there in a peculiar isolation, surrounded by people of another race, except for a few missionaries and occasional traders or officers of the government station, who came and went.Brilliantly colored fish swam among the coral of the island's deep bay; as the children ate their meals they looked out at hibiscus bushes, bright with apricot- and raspberry-colored blossoms, and back of them a forest of coconut palm.The vegetaion of the island was lush and lovely, the weather curiously constant, but over all, an aura of magic, native magic, brooded.Life was not easy for the two children growing up in their isolated world--almost existing in another time. When, on trips back to Australia, they met other children, Katherine and Harry felt a secret comtempt for them. The brother and sister were passionately devoted to each other--and clung together as if they were the only boy and girl on earth.As they grew older they were sent off to school, and intruders made their way into the siblings' secret realm. The first was a friend of Harry's--a boy named Mark Rommel.But the spell of the island, and the life Katherine and harry had led, were not easily forgotten--or destroyed. They became, instead, destructive."The Brink of Silence" is a memorable novel--powerful and haunting--and it will draw readers quickly into a strange, remote world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Brink of Silence. To get started finding The Brink of Silence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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