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On the Island

by Tracey Garvis Graves

ISBN13: 9780142196724
ISBN10: 014219672x
Condition: Standard
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Two people stranded on an island struggle to survive—and slowly fall in love—in the runaway New York Times bestseller from the author of the forthcoming novel COVET.

Anna Emerson is a thirty-year-old English teacher desperately in need of adventure. Worn down by the cold Chicago winters and a relationship that’s going nowhere, she jumps at the chance to spend the summer on a tropical island tutoring sixteen-year-old T.J.

T.J. Callahan has no desire to go anywhere. His cancer is in remission and he wants to get back to his normal life. But his parents are insisting he spend the summer in the Maldives catching up on all the school he missed last year.

Anna and T.J. board a private plane headed to the Callahan’s summer home, and as they fly over the Maldives’ twelve hundred islands, the unthinkable happens. Their plane crashes in shark-infested waters. They make it to shore, but soon discover that they’re stranded on an uninhabited island.

At first, their only thought is survival. But as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.’s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.

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Tracey Garvis Graves lives in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, two children, and hyper dog Chloe. This is her first novel. She loves hearing from her fans and can be found on Twitter @tgarvisgraves and at facebook.com/tgarvisgraves.

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: ladyluck2288, January 7, 2013 (view all comments by ladyluck2288)
I absolutely loved this book! With a hint of the Blue Lagoon, but with a touch of realism, this book was very satisfying. There were two stories going at the same time, one of survival and the other of a growing, supposedly forbiddent attraction. Forbidden due to the age difference between the two main characters or at least according to society's standards anyway. Ultimately, though the attraction grows into something more, yet the female tries her best to hold onto her principles in vain. In the end, though love wins. The age old saying, age is nothing but a number rings true in this novel.
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: Reader Eternal, August 18, 2012 (view all comments by Reader Eternal)
This mesmerizing novel is truly an indie gem. Self-published by the author and now a New York Times bestseller, this book is a wonderfully unique and refreshing read. I devoured it and will most certainly read it again. I am very eager to read the next effort from Tracey Garvis Graves.
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: Candace @ LoveyDoveyBooks, July 20, 2012 (view all comments by Candace @ LoveyDoveyBooks)
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On the Island is an example of exemplary storytelling! Tracey Garvis Graves knows how to incite emotions in readers when weaving familiar events into a breathtaking fictional story. Anna and T.J. captivate their audience through their chemistry, love, and shared hardships.

There's more to On the Island than a recount of daily activities when Anna and T.J. are stranded on an island in the Maldives. There's a flow to Graves' writing that inclines readers to focus on the characters and thoughts. Their words carry more weight when their actions are limited, and the perspectives changing with each consecutive chapter allows readers to know the characters more personally.

Devastation after devastation takes hold of Anna and T.J. Hearts will race as each worry and tragedy seems so profound that the reader experiences them as well. Readers will be able to agree that On the Island is a summer favorite and an impossible to put down read. Surviving while stranded on an island is a popular 'what if' situation in films and T.V., but Graves takes it to a whole new level!

*Novel provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review*

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ISBN:: 9780142196724
Author:: Graves, Tracey Garvis
Publisher:: Plume Books
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Subject:: Popular Fiction - Adventure
Subject:: Romance - Contemporary
Edition Description:: Paperback / softback
Publication Date:: 20120731
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: from 12
Language:: English
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 7.97 x 5.35 x 0.76 in 0.54 lb
Age Level:: from 18

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