From the cover:
He voyaged from the Solomons to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, the Marquesas and Easter Island, stepping stones in an odyssey of courage and toughness...Not since Jack London has a writer described the Pacific islands so eloquently and informatively. This is Paul Theroux's finest, most personal and heartfelt travel book. - says the Observer
Panoramically accomplished...Theroux is never happier than when paddling his little craft to unpopulated spots as far from human company as he can get...the writing is cool, the reportage industrious and the research rock-solid. Theroux's control of his material is a wonder to behold. - says Financial Times
He has an unfailing eye for the quirky, the bizarre and the revealing...A sharp, fascinating and highly entertaining book...This is Theroux at his best. - says Daily Telegraph
He voyaged from the Solomons to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, the Marquesas and Easter Island, stepping stones in an odyssey of courage and toughness...Not since Jack London has a writer described the Pacific islands so eloquently and informatively. This is Paul Theroux's finest, most personal and heartfelt travel book. - says the Observer
Panoramically accomplished...Theroux is never happier than when paddling his little craft to unpopulated spots as far from human company as he can get...the writing is cool, the reportage industrious and the research rock-solid. Theroux's control of his material is a wonder to behold. - says Financial Times
He has an unfailing eye for the quirky, the bizarre and the revealing...A sharp, fascinating and highly entertaining book...This is Theroux at his best. - says Daily Telegraph
