An Island Lost Review

An Island Lost

By Henry Shane

Henry, a young Polynesian native is cast out by his tribe and set adrift in a canoe. He is close to death by the time he gets picked up by a freighter and returned to civilization. While in the care of a Catholic priest called Bishop, he befriends a boy named Adam, also living with the Bishop and together they devise a plan to return to Henry’s island to rescue Henry’s fiancée. Seeing an opportunity for missionary work the Bishop joins the youngsters on their quest. But first they must find this illusive island in the vastness of the South Pacific while also navigating conflicting forces surrounding them.

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MY REVIEW

Two years ago, Henry was banished from his island home, leaving his parents and his girlfriend behind. He probably would not have survived if not for a commercial ship rescuing him. He ended up becoming a foster son to a Catholic priest known as the Bishop. Adam, another foster son, wanted to help Henry go back to the island to retrieve his girlfriend, Mena. After a lot of research with the help of a cabbie named Wayne, they were ready to go to the island. When Henry, Adam, Wayne, and the Bishop arrive on the island, the inhabitants aren’t the only ones to get a surprise.

It was refreshing to read about a culture untouched by outside influences. The characters were interesting and the plot absorbing. I couldn’t help but like the islanders, with their simple, basic needs and wants. It was funny how everything worked in harmony until the religious politics took over. Doesn’t that always seem to be the problem? Then of course, the trickle-down effect took over. After that, I wasn’t sure how the story would end. After greed takes over and innocence is lost, how can one go back to how they were before losing it all?

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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.

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