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This is the story of a motu, a pin point of Polynesia, drowsing in the Pacific, untouched by the war. This is the story of George Dodd, an American engineer from Detroit who lands on the tiny island with a blueprint in his pocket. This is the story of the transport, Seabees and the bulldozers who came after him to convert the atoll into a coral carrier for American bombers. This is the story of Viggo (the head man of the village) and his three daughters. This is the story of Father Vincent, the Catholic missionary, and those refugees, the Lehmanns, who were washed up on the islet. This is the story of the giant turtles who once used the peaceful lagoon for their nest.
In this novel whose prose is memorable for its purity and poignancy, James Norman Hall has shown us the human impact of the war as it strikes home, even in Polynesia.
This book has not been published as a serial prior to book publication.
Jacket drawing by George F. Kelley
—from the dust jacket
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