Island Nights' Entertainments

About this book

Set amid the sun-drenched atolls and shadowed reefs of the South Pacific, this trio of tales carries readers into a vividly rendered world of traders, missionaries, sailors and islanders where passion, superstition and commerce collide. Stevenson's spare yet lyrical prose conjures coral villages, sultry beaches, predawn markets and storm-lashed decks, while quietly probing themes of loyalty, betrayal, desire and the ambiguous moral codes that govern lives far from European law. Rich in atmosphere and memorable characters, the book blends adventure and intimate psychological insight to deliver an evocative, sometimes unsettling meditation on colonial encounter, cultural friction and human longing.