Description
‘It was considered bad luck for women to be at sea. They rated in the top three guarantors of ill-fate, right up there with rabbits and bananas.’
This is the story of two resourceful women. The one, Pamela Stephenson – biographer, mother, wife of Billy Connolly, psychologist and ex-comedienne – the other Fanny Stevenson – ‘the Wild Woman of the West’ as her husband Robert Louis called her. Both married to maverick Scottish men, both in search of adventure and a kind of epiphany, both drawn for a myriad of reasons to the coral islands, lagoons, natives and customs of the South Seas.
Following in Fanny’s wake, Pamela’s encounters with the perils of the sea, the islanders – some of whom had never seen a blonde before – and latter-day pirates all make for compelling reading.
Treasure Islands is travel, adventure, history and biography all rolled into one extraordinary book.
‘I’ve got two words to say to you,’ pronounced my husband, ‘Bermuda Triangle.’
Softcover, 399 pages. In excellent pre-loved condition.