The New World

The New World

by Andrew Motion (Author)

Synopsis

The End Of The World Or The Beginning...On to the shores of Texas a raging sea coughs up two castaways: Jim and Natty, shipwrecked on their way home from Treasure Island. The Nightingale sunk, their silver gone, captured, weak and afraid, the pair steal a treasure they should have left well alone. The adventure of the New World lies in wait...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08 Oct 2015

ISBN 10: 009958378X
ISBN 13: 9780099583783
Book Overview: Andrew Motion picks up where R. L. Stevenson left off, taking us on a fantastic adventure from the shores of Treasure Island to the mysterious New World...

Media Reviews
I love The New World... I look forward, hopefully, to more. -- John Sutherland * The Times *
It's written with such gusto and passion that it's impossible not to enjoy it. * Irish Independent *
Motion paints an alluring portrait of a land that is in turns bountiful and beautiful, barren and savage. -- Lucy Scholes * Independent *
Motion's narrative is both more lyrical and more gruesome than Robert Louis Stevenson's. * Mail on Sunday *
Motion has fashioned an exciting narrative that fans of the original will welcome. * Good Book Guide *
Author Bio
Andrew Motion is the former Poet Laureate, co-founded the Poetry Archive and was knighted for his services to literature in 2009. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London.