The story is set on an imaginary Caribbean island during the second world war, and I would assume from the dated attitudes that it was written in the forties or fifties. The characters include locals and visitors, aristocrats, colonial diplomats, entrepreneurs, refugees, a soldiers, and torpedoed sailors, and there are parties, love affairs and war work, a hurricane, a riot and a surprise visit by dignitaries from London.
But best of all is the map of Capricorn Island inside the front covers; I liked being able to follow the routes of the characters as they moved around the island.… (altro)
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But best of all is the map of Capricorn Island inside the front covers; I liked being able to follow the routes of the characters as they moved around the island.… (altro)