Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island by Francis Bryan (Frank Delaney, Irish novelist) [2001, ISBN 1- 84255-213-9]
The great joy in this book is the use of language in the spirit of the original Treasure Island. It has a pursuit, capture and escape; violent action and parley; disguise and mystery.
A modern criticism of this book is that there is no gender/cultural diversity, all characters are english or scottish men apart from Hawkin's mother and the mysterious woman.
At the conclusion attentive readers will realise that not every mystery has been resolved. Maybe the author left open the option for a sequel.
I urge the reader first re-read the original tale by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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