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All ProductsBooksClassical MusicDVDElectronicsPersonal Health CareHome & GardenKitchen & HousewaresMusicMusic TracksOutdoor LivingSoftwareSoftware & VideoGamesToysVHSVideo (DVD & VHS)VideoGames Playing with Water: Alone on a Philippine Island List Price: £6.99 shop.mlahotels.com Price: £4.99 Availability: N/A Manufacturer: Granta Books Average Customer Rating: Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 915.990446 EAN: 9781862071926 ISBN: 1862071926 Label: Granta Books Manufacturer: Granta Books Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 1998-09-10 Publisher: Granta Books Studio: Granta Books Related Items Seven-tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds Cooking with Fernet Branca Amazing Disgrace Loving Monsters Rancid Pansies Editorial Reviews: Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: a little known work of art Comment: This is a beautifully written story; Hamilton-Paterson writes about the complexities of the supposedly simple paradise of a tropical island, bringing the environment above and below the water, and the characters and character, of The Philippines to life. Alongside the salt encrusted humidity of his tropical life, we learn about New Elizabethan England; finding ourselves in tunnels at school, blowing up water butts and recalling some of the moments in childhood that become so important in later life. A great introduction to Hamilton-Paterson's wonderful writing. Customer Rating: Summary: Read this if you're thinking of being shipwrecked Comment: If you're inspired to go to tropical places after watching "The Beach", then this story might make you think again! It's full of the complex struggle to survive on a tropical island and reveals some of the home-sickness you might expect when so far from everything you know best. The author's spirit of adventure and survival is both realistic and at times esoteric. It shows how thoroughly inventive you need to be and also goes back in time to an interesting middle-class upbringing in 1950's London. Altogether a very interesting and enjoyable account. More Reviews