Karana is the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year she waited for a ship to rescue her. But while she waited, she kept herself alive by building shelter, making weapons, finding food, and fighting her enemies, the wild dogs. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery
After four years' separation, Alison had been forced to return to her husband Dirk du Bois; blackmailed by his threat to take their little son away from her if she didn't agree. But it was clear that Dirk hated her now, and was as indifferent to her as he had been when they were first married - so why did he insist that she stayed with him? For Yvette Paulson, who had broken up the marriage, wa…
After only a few days of marriage, Tanya had been separated from her husband Adrian and trapped ini her own country behind the Iron Curtain. Now, years later, she had managed to escape and had sought Adrian out at last. But, thinking his marriage was over, Adrian was planning to marry another girl - and heartlessy made it clear to Tanya that he no longer wanted her. But that was not the end of …