Hy Brasil

BY MARGARET ELPHINSTONE
Sidony Redruth is a young English woman who, after fraudulently winning a writing competition, is sent by her editor to write the first-ever travel book on Hy Brasil, a near mythical island somewhere in the Atlantic whose very existence has been a matter of debate as late as the nineteenth century. Elphinstone's plot takes the island location as its starting point, throws in some old-fashioned priracy, a lost treasure, modern-day drug smuggling, political intrigue, an active volcano and a tragic love affair. Told through Sidony's notes for her book, Hy Brasil is a compelling and magical adventure story. The author is a British friend.

McArthur 2002 438 PP. Paper

$7.50 (in stock)

Voyageurs

A Novel

BY MARGARET ELPHINSTONE
Voyageurs is the story of the quest of an early 19th century English Quaker to find his sister in the wilderness of North America. Elphinstone has written both a well-researched Quaker book and a riveting adventure story. Mark Greenhow, the main character, faces challenges to his beliefs as he journeys through a world of roughneck fur traders, British spies, and embattled Native Americans. The author presents each of Mark's inward struggles sympathetically and authentically. The book is peopled with complex characters that stay with you. This book is both a thoughtful exploration of one person's ability to maintain a Quaker identity in the midst of many challenges and a page turner.

Canongate 2005 466 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)