The Road to Paradise Island Author:Victoria Holt Annalice Mallory, the sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious far-off island. — Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island, lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find... more » him -- and the secrets of the diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most exciting outposts... and finally to the tropical islands of the South Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise of love...« less
Again, another Victoria Holt book that I just loved !!! I don't know how she comes up with so many ideas and so many different places around the world. I can not think of any of her books I did not like.
This is a romantic mystery involving a treasure hunt. Like many of Victoria Holt's books, the beginning and end are an exciting flurry, while the middle is somewhat slow, filled with the heroine's romantic notions/emotions. An enjoyable read but not one of Holt's more memorable.
This is a romance story without the graphic sex scenes. It has adventure & suspense. A sheltered daughter of a family of map makers is thrown into a world of intrigue when she discovers a diary from a ancestor including a map of a far-off island. Her brother go to seek it out & disappears. Annalice is determined to find her brother and begins a journey that lead to the world most exotic outposts and the promise of love.
Annalice Mallory, the sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious far-of island. Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island, lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find him -- and the secrets of the diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most exciting outposts . . . and finally to the tropical islands of the South Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise of love.
