Publisher's Synopsis
The Castaway by Hallie Ermine Rives is a captivating novel set in the early 1900s. The story revolves around a young woman named Celia who is stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck. She is the only survivor and must learn to survive on her own. The island is beautiful but dangerous, and Celia must learn to adapt to her new surroundings. She builds a shelter, finds food and water, and even manages to make a friend in the form of a monkey. However, Celia soon realizes that she is not alone on the island. There is a man named Harry who has been living there for years. Harry is a mysterious figure who has his own secrets and reasons for staying on the island. Despite their initial distrust of each other, Celia and Harry form a bond and work together to survive. As they spend more time together, they begin to develop feelings for each other. However, their happiness is short-lived as they are eventually rescued and forced to return to the real world. The Castaway is a beautifully written story of survival, love, and the power of human connection.1908. Rives, a member of one of America�������s oldest families and the wife of a prominent American diplomat, authored The Modern and Complete Book of Etiquette. As a novelist she wrote several best sellers. The Castaway begins: A cool breeze slipped ahead of the dawn. It blew dim the calm Greek stars, stirred the intricate branches of olive-trees inlaid in the rose-pearl facade of sky, bowed the tall, coral-lipped oleanders lining the rivulets, and crisped the soft wash of the gulf-tide. It lifted the strong bronze curls on the brow of a sleeping man who lay on the sea-beach covered with a goatskin. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
