Easter Island

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"A splendid debut, which captures in the intertwined stories of two women a passion for life and for science that transcends time." -Andrea Barrett, author of Servants of the Map and Ship Fever Easter Island, 1913. Englishwoman Elsa Beazley arrives on the remote South Pacific isle with her new husband, Edward, and her beloved but troubled sister, Alice. For Edward, an anthropologist sent by the Royal Geographic Society, the trip is a rare opportunity to study the island's colossal moai statues-and to become acquainted with his much-younger bride. For Elsa, it's the chance to make a home far from those who would take away Alice's freedom. But as Edward begins his research, Elsa embarks on her own journey of discovery, investigating the island's elusive history and the customs of the natives. Unearthing a baffling series of ancient tablets, Elsa finds a passion and a calling-as a breathtaking mystery unwinds around her. Sixty years later, another woman arrives on Easter Island. An... Tovább

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"A splendid debut, which captures in the intertwined stories of two women a passion for life and for science that transcends time." -Andrea Barrett, author of Servants of the Map and Ship Fever Easter Island, 1913. Englishwoman Elsa Beazley arrives on the remote South Pacific isle with her new husband, Edward, and her beloved but troubled sister, Alice. For Edward, an anthropologist sent by the Royal Geographic Society, the trip is a rare opportunity to study the island's colossal moai statues-and to become acquainted with his much-younger bride. For Elsa, it's the chance to make a home far from those who would take away Alice's freedom. But as Edward begins his research, Elsa embarks on her own journey of discovery, investigating the island's elusive history and the customs of the natives. Unearthing a baffling series of ancient tablets, Elsa finds a passion and a calling-as a breathtaking mystery unwinds around her. Sixty years later, another woman arrives on Easter Island. An American botanist, Greer Farraday has come to escape a painful past-and to regain her professional footing. Surrounded by an eclectic mix of native islanders and fellow scientists, energized by the ideas swirling around her research, she feels herself come alive again. Inspired by her study of the islands puzzling ecosystem, she is soon drawn into yet another mystery.. .and as a remarkable series of events begins to unfold, the stories of two women and two eras collide in astonishing ways. For on this island of secrets and haunting beauty, each woman will make discoveries about herself and those she loves, changing her life forever. "Exquisitely imagined...one of those rare novels that appeals equally to mind, heart and soul." -San Francisco Chronicle "Brilliant...an impressive, strikingly carved feat." -London Times A Washington Post Book World and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2003 Translated into 16 languages Visit our website at www.dialpress.com. Vissza