Solomon Time
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Travel
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book
Book
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by English writer Will Randall
Will Randall
Will Randall is an English travel writer.Educated in London, he taught languages in the English west country for ten years, including 5 years at Blundell's School, before moving to live in the South Pacific islands. He is best known for his book Solomon Time.His 2003 book Indian Summer is about...
, subtitled Adventures in the South Pacific.
The book is based on the memoirs of the author with an ironic sense of humour who emigrated to the South Pacific Islands from England, quoting "If you're not married by the age of 32, you should grab the first person that walks past or give up and go abroad.
The book is an account of his time in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
living in the village of Mendali encountering sharks, shipwrecks and mosquitos.