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Local DescriptionI read this book in a day, it was impossible to put down! NZ author James Russell has written a debut adult fiction and it is gripping from the first sentence. Jimmy has hit a low point in his life, his girlfriend has betrayed him with his best friend, his mother dies and he is still suffering trauma from growing up with an abusive father. His only respite is found on the ocean when he immerses himself in another world - surfing - but crowds of people drive him away and he longs for a place that he can surf solo, away from everything. He books a trip to Bali, but is disgusted by the flocks of tourists, over-surfed beaches, and filth of the cities. When he hires a local seaman - Firoz - to take him out to surf locations further afield, Firoz confides in him that he knows an amazing surfing spot but it is at North Sentinel Island which is forbidden, as the tribe there gets no contact from the outside world and will kill outsiders. With sheer adrenaline, Jimmy discovers waves he has only ever dreamed of, but a near death encounter leaves him stranded there. I am not a surfer but loved the descriptions of the waves and the ocean, James writes beautifully. A thrilling read. Jemma
Description"Taking in the mesmerising vision before me, I raised my arms towards the ocean like an idiot king acknowledging his subjects. My own surfing realm. Every single wave that broke on this reef was mine.” |