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On The Island

On The Island

Released: 2012-05-28
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Released: 2012-05-28
© Penguin Books Ltd

Description

It would always be summer on the island...
A love story with a twist, Tracey Garvis Graves' On The Island is a US word-of-mouth success story to rival Fifty Shades of Grey, with 1500 5* reader reviews online (and counting!) and sales taking it top 10 in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com bestseller lists. Film rights have been optioned by MGM, with Temple Hill Productions (responsible for Twilight) slated to produce.
When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a summer job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's holiday home in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation: a tropical island beats the library any day.
T.J. has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having had cancer wasn't bad enough, he now has to spend his first summer in remission with his family instead of his friends.
Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Marooned on an uninhabited island, Anna and T.J. work together to obtain water, food, fire and shelter but, as the days turn to weeks then months and finally years, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man...
As romantic as One Day or The Time Traveler's Wife, US readers have fallen in love with Tracey Garvis-Graves' On the Island:
'If you're looking for something to fill the gap after reading Fifty Shades...here it is!' ***** Danielle
'I couldn't put this down. I rooted for this couple from the beginning' ***** Kelkeligan
'A bit Castaway, Survivor and Lost all rolled together, the minute I opened the book, I read till it was finished' ***** Michele
'I loved, loved, loved this. It was a perfect way to spend a cold Friday night stuck at home' ***** Kelly
Tracey Garvis-Graves lives in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband and two children and blogs at www.traceygarvisgraves.com.

Apple Books: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.5 of 5 (2,048 Ratings)

Apple Books: Customer Reviews

2018-07-13

Excellent

Couldn’t put this book down
Nsbuih
2016-08-07

Excellent read

Really love reading this book. Would recommend it x
Loo 1
2016-07-10

Heartfelt page turner

I don't want to bang on about it! Just read it. I would love to see the movie! One day.
Walltowallshit
2016-07-08

Couldn't put it down

I loved this book! A real page turner. Would definitely recommend
Ryjakings
2016-07-03

On The Island

I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and I look forward to reading more books by this author. Loved the characters TJ and Anna.
Marijenlyn
2016-07-02

Perfect read

I chose this book one evening and could not put this down until I'd finished which unfortunately was 3am on a work night but I just had to read every page, I could not put this down and I mean that literally and no one was allowed to speak to me until I was finished. Throughout this book I was routing for both characters and my heart ached for each of them. This book blew my mind and It was an pleasure to read.
It was captivating, exciting, devastating and a perfect love story.
MeganZeg
2016-06-28

Fabulous read

Loved this, absolute page turner. Very different plot to anything that I've read before. Love getting to know the 2 main characters and how the relationship between them develops!! Have re-read lots of times!!
Amylooeze
2014-11-27

Don't bother!

I found this book unbelievably dull! I had seen its great reviews and was looking forward to reading it. It started off ok with the crash but the story of their lives was just not interesting. The romance was predictable and did not intrigue me at all. Couldn't be bothered reading beyond the jellyfish sting... I've only ever not finished one book before, suffice to say I would not recommend this to anyone, maybe 16yr old males at a push... The other reviews have me very confused!
Gillianabel
2014-10-17

A beautiful and compelling must-read!

I almost read this book in one sitting. A very visual, compelling and beautiful story of Anna and TJ and of their survival and growing . I'm not one to rave about books but this one really deserves all the praise it is getting.
Cherrypie2609
2014-10-17

Loved it!!

It was a roller coaster of emotions captured in such a quick and easy read, I would recommend this book to everyone!!
Braveleek
2014-10-10

Excellent

Such a great story, couldn't stop reading until I had finished.
P_meow
2014-06-16

Loved it!

This is a fantastic book and I was captivated. It was romantic but with the advantage of the age gap between the main characters, the plane crash and what happens after adding new and interesting dimensions to the story. It was very well written and I would recommend it to any adult or young adult.
Powerboys mum
2014-06-05

Fantastic you must read

Oh my god, I've just finished this book and I'm really stuck for words. Just simply a fantastic book that had me gripped from the first pages. So well written that you fall in love with the characters and I found myself crying many times with their sadness and joy. If you only read one book this year, please make sure it's this one you won't be disappointed.
jane 72
2014-05-06

Amazing Read

Absolutely loved this book, perfect for a great holiday read. Characters were great couldn't put it down read it in 3 days. Well worth the money about to start the sequel !!!
Bellatrix36
2014-04-25

On the Island

Great story! Very entertaining and easy to read!
Baibina
2014-04-24

Great story

Really enjoyed this book. Couldn't put it down!
SV04
2014-02-17

OMG so good!!!

This was the most amazing book I've ever read! It's emotional at parts but so uplifting and I love reading it!!! Great author!!!
woooootune
2014-02-12

loved it.

really enjoyed this story.
could not put it down.
loved the 2 characters.
was sucked in as I felt their emotions.
I cried when TJ became ill as I felt their fear and grief.
TRULY not to be MISSED ❤️
shellybow
2013-10-29

On the island ❤

Wowsers..... Wot an amazing read!!! Not often you find a book that goes into detail what happened next! Absolutely loved it, fab read, highly recommended!
Laylaneenee
2013-07-30

On the island

Great book. Read it three time.
Kruszyna83
2013-07-04

Interesting

Nice book, loads of drama,straight to the point, lovely jubbly!
Paige_b
2013-06-25

Great read

A joy to read from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed following the characters on their journey of survival and couldn't stop reading until I'd finished. I'd definitely recommend this to others and plan to read more by the same author.
1967gal
2013-05-15

Fantastic

Such a great read - couldn't put it down and spent many a night reading instead of sleeping! Can't give too much away but I loved how the story tied in with factual events. Read to find out
Nikki noo naa
2013-05-08

On the Island

Enjoyed reading it. ;)
Nadia1502
2013-04-30

On the island

I read this book sat by the pool, brilliant holiday read, highly recommended
Fredchloe
2013-04-28

Hooked!

Absolutely loved this book! Read it within 10 hours, could not put it down! Great romance!
Duncsrl1
2013-04-23

Amazing!

It's so worth your time!! :)
Londoner11!!!
2013-04-22

On the island

I loved this book I've read it 3 times can't wait for the next one
aallerston
2013-04-21

Wow!

I read a lot of books that make me feel like I wanna cry, But this is the only one that brought me to tears! Such a beautiful book..
I couldn't put it down and read it within a few hours, at first I thought I wouldn't like it, but oh my gosh! I loved every second of it!!
K4THRYYN
2013-04-15

Amazing!

I couldn't put this book down! Go for it and get hooked like me!
Lubeeloo22
2013-04-12

Island

Brilliant book!
kristina1107
2013-04-09

On the island

Super. Finished in three nights. Couldn't put it down.
Willpops
2013-04-07

Fab!

Couldn't stop reading this book........unless it was to get another tissue. Get a box ready girls, cause u will need them!
Shoppy75
2013-04-07

Great!

Couldn't put it down!
Lauren-Nottage
2013-04-06

Outstanding

This is the first book I've read in a long time that I've enjoyed so much I had to review!
If your looking for an easy enjoyable read- look no further, you'll love it...
barnardalix
2013-04-05

On the island

Brilliant book, hooked from beginning to end! Read in a day :)
89 bry
2013-04-05

Fab book

Had this book as a sample for ages and then saw it in the top charts so thought i would give it a whirl. Im so glad i did. Loved this book and the story and the characters. Couldnt wait to finish it but gutted that i did. Great read.
lauren loomes
2013-04-02

On The Island

Wow! This is one of those books that will stay with you forever! I literally could not put it down and read it start to finish in 24 hours! Kept having to apologise to the children for sneaking off to read a quick chapter! Beautifully written, with a gripping storyline, this book rang true with me on so very many levels and has made me look at my own situation in a different light. I absolutely loved, loved, loved it. Thank you so much for a fantastic read :)
Ribgirl2
2013-04-01

Loved it!

Page turner! Read it in 3 hours...could not put it down!
wilnj0107
2013-04-01

Amazing!

I'm not a book reader at all and so when I download this for a holiday trip for entertainment on the plane I was shocked that I had read it in a day way before the holiday! Could not put the book down fantastic read!
Bold34
2013-02-11

Love it

I swear this is one of the books that I'll always remember because its amazing and it really did touch me 😊😊😊😊
Lily😊
2013-02-03

Lacked any real emotion...

Wasn't half the book it could have been. Felt there could have been much better description and some more realistic emotions from the characters.
Kezzza20
2013-02-01

Read this in 10 hours! Brilliant!

Mt hands are numb from holding my iPhone and reading this on iBooks! Started b4 going to bed last night and finished this morning. Totally fab. Wonderful storyline and a gr8 read. Highly recommended. Thank God it's over I can get back to my life now!!! However I will miss the characters and the contents within this gr8 book - can't wait for the next one, fabulous!!!
Happy from Blackheath
2013-01-25

Loved it!!

Great book, loved the roller coaster story line..... Makes you laugh & cry!
Sez bat
2012-12-31

Addictive!!

Could not put this book down.. Amazing! Although I did expect the book to end the way it did, I thoroughly enjoyed reading every single page of it!
Such a breathtaking and roller coaster journey for Anna & TJ, felt like I was there with them! Brilliant read and cannot wait for more.. :)
kpoplove_x
2012-12-29

Unputtdownable

Thought i'd read the first few pages to sample the book... then ended up reading the whole book in 7 hrs instead of sleeping. Can't recommend the book enough!
Mjl1984
2012-12-19

On The Island - Fantastic!

I've never written a review on here before, and I decided for once to follow others reviews of this book and was not disappointed. I have read this book in less than 6 hours, it's so hard to put down! Well worth the money and something I will read again.
lindsey1988
2012-12-16

:)

amazing book, easy to readable !
baskaja84
2012-12-15

Geraldine Doherty

Well done. This took me to a tear jerk! Wonderful book!
GaDoh