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1985, 2016: what really happens on the island of lost girls?
1985, 2016: what really happens on the island of lost girls?
1985
For twelve-year-old Mercedes, La Kastellana is the place she calls home. It is an island untouched by the modern world, with deep-rooted traditions – though that is all about to change with the arrival of multimillionaire Matthew Meade and his spoiled young daughter, Tatiana. The Meades bring with them unimaginable wealth, but the price they will all pay is far darker than Mercedes and the islanders could ever have imagined.
2016
Robin is desperately searching for her seventeen-year-old daughter Gemma, who has been missing for over a year. Finding herself on La Kastellana, the island playground of the international jet set, Robin is out of her depth. Nobody wants to help and Robin fears she is running out of time to find her child.
The island in the novel is fictional but there are a few Mediteranean names such as La Kastellana town and Re del Pesce harbour. The Grota de las Sirenas sounds and seems very nice indeed.
La Kastellana, is described as the island playground of the international jet set. It is also the island of lost girls …..
The BookTrail’s bookreview of The Lost Girls Alex Marwood
Destination/Location: The Mediteranean Author: Alex Marwood Departure: 200os
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