AWAY FROM IT ALL
WE SHARED AN ISLAND, by Guy Morrison; Phoenix House. English price, 10/6. EFORE a man takes wife and young family to live on a small tropical island "isolated by eight miles of sea from the world’s madness and cruelty. its laws and inhibitions, its falsities and fatuous bustling,’ he should assure himself, first, of a safe title so that he can shut the door securely against the said abstractions; second, that he can cast off with his clothes other civilised habits such as bacon and tobacco. He should also consult a climatologist. But if he only wants to write a book let him go right ahead without such absurd precautions. If he can write as simply and gaily and humorously of his experiences as the amiable Guy Morrison has done. the rest of us can thoroughly enjoy the adventure without suffering the discomforts and aggravations; and we shall enjoy it the more if there are such pleasing illustrations as Alan Jessett has pro-
vided in this case.
L.J.
W.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 658, 15 February 1952, Page 14
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173AWAY FROM IT ALL New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 658, 15 February 1952, Page 14
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