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The Road to Paradise Island by Victoria Holt
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The Road to Paradise Island (original 1985; edition 1985)

by Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Jean Plaidy, Eleanor Hibbert (Contributor)

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Annalice Mallory, the sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious far-of island. Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island, lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find him -- and the secrets of the diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most exciting outposts . . . and finally to the tropical islands of the South Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise of love.… (more)
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Title:The Road to Paradise Island
Authors:Victoria Holt
Other authors:Philippa Carr, Jean Plaidy, Eleanor Hibbert (Contributor)
Info:Doubleday Books (1985), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 368 pages
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  archivomorero | May 21, 2023 |
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  archivomorero | Jun 28, 2022 |
The later Victoria Holts, when she was apparently writing more for the Harlequin audience, are considerably weaker than the earlier ones and this is a good example. A solid 100 pages could have been lost and would have improved things quite a bit, there are so many diversions and side stories that add very little to the story. There is so much time building up to the big reveal that is it a fairly uneventful 2 pages and then we are done. On the positive side, Annalice is a pretty good female character and is both level headed and brave on any number of occasions in what is a very untypical Gothic romance. Milton Harrington is not as objectionable as many of the bad boy heroes that Holt often creates. So, though it dragged alot and was far more about the The Road than Paradise Island, it wasn't a bad read. Except! Except for a few paragraphs of howling anachronisms involving astronomy and geology that ended up somewhat crucial to the final reveal and were so badly and clumsily placed it made me almost throw the book across the room.
  amyem58 | Nov 2, 2021 |
rabck from jmsmom; Annalice, daughter of a mapmaker family, sets off as a companion to Felicity who is marrying an Australian. Annalice wants to find "paradise island" an island reported by her ancestors, and discover what happened to her seafaring brother. Only, who should she trust? Her almost fiancé in England? The overbearing sugar plantation owner in Cariba? Or a recluse on Lion's Island? ( )
  nancynova | Jul 12, 2016 |
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On the night of the great storm, our house, like so many in the village, was damaged; and it was due to this that the discovery was made.
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Annalice Mallory, the sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious far-of island. Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island, lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find him -- and the secrets of the diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most exciting outposts . . . and finally to the tropical islands of the South Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise of love.

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