Books set on islands you must read

Many of us have imagined ourselves in situations where we are stranded all alone on a beautiful island with nothing but water all around. After all, who hasn't read Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe' or Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'? It's because of novels like these and the endless movies around them that we dream and imagine being stranded on an island and our possible life thereafter. Thus, there is no doubt about the fact that islands and plots around them are a common thing in literature.

Here is a look at some books set on islands you must read.

The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. It centers on an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members.

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The novel features the serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests who are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. It constructs a moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflicts within a marriage.

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It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal - a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

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The book's blurb best describes its contents: "At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued."

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It centers on a man and woman, who are the only survivors of a plane crash in the Pacific. Stranded together on a small island, they must learn to depend on one another if they want to survive.

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In this retelling of Jane Eyre, a young girl is sent to Scotland after the death of her father. Following a similar path as Jane, Gemma is sent to boarding school and then gets a job as a household helper for a rich and intriguing man on the Orkney Islands.

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