The Island Girl
by Sophie Cayeux
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Pub Date Nov 01 2015 | Archive Date Mar 16 2016
Snow Beach Publications Ltd | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
Description
The Island Girl is the story of Dr. Jack McDorry, born Raj Patel in Mauritius. It is about Jack’s experience of how identity and love interact in all our lives.
In the late 1940s at the British Armed Forces’ barracks in Mauritius, the military band plays “God Save the King” when Raj is born. Her love for the Union Jack inspires his mother to name him Raj Jack Patel.
Raj immigrates to London when he is fourteen. He joins school as Jack Patel. Bullied and isolated, one day Jack lands with a broken arm in hospital and his life changes forever. A gambler teaches him all about horse racing. Jack becomes a sought-after tipster and friends flock to him.
At medical school Jack marries his sweetheart Liz and adopts her name McDorry. Dr. Jack McDorry is forty-three when Babette, a Chinese-Mauritian student twenty-two years his junior, knocks down his bicycle whilst he is on holiday in Mauritius. This is the start of an unfinished affair.
About the Author:
Sophie is a retired medical scientist from Mauritius with strong family ties on the island. She left the island to study medicine in London, UK and a career in medical research. She spent thirty years in laboratories at universities mainly in Germany - in Heidelberg and Berlin. Sophie has two adult children and shares her time between Mauritius and England.
A Note From the Publisher
Cover design, Mark Ecob at http://mecob.co.uk
Editors: Jessica Ruston at http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk
Susan Buchanan at http://perfectproseservices.com
Helen Pisano at Bewick Editorial Ltd.
Proofreading: Wendy Janes at http://wendyproof.co.uk
Formatting: Yvonne Betancourt at http://www.ebook-format.com
Also available in the following formats: eBook, 978-99949-0-175-3; audiobook, 978-99949-0-185-2.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9789994901579 |
| PRICE | $6.47 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Dianne v, Educator
I couldn't put it down from the start. The suspense of knowing something had happened but not completely until near the end. A really good read.
Coeur M, Reviewer
I'm not done with the book and I'm already recommending it. Loved the insight into the island history, culture, life and charms. Can't wait to read the next two!
Claire S, Reviewer
Dr. Jack McDorry wasn’t always Jack. Before he became a doctor, he was a gambler, took bets and became a great tipster, so great he was soon called Black Jack. But before he became Black Jack, he was bullied, ridiculed, shunned. He came to London after 14 years staying in Mauritius. He was Raj Patel.
Now he’s happily married with Liz and got two children. Then he found himself back in Mauritius for a vacation and saw his past. Little did he know that his past would be catching up on him. Especially after he’d been knocked down by Babette, half-Chinese, half-Mauritian. Babette who happened to be his old love. Babette who had a daughter named Isolette. Isolette who held secrets of her own, a dirty secret that made its way to Jack’s family and life.
Let me just say, this book was like opening a can of worms. A lot of secrets slowly creep out causing distress and anxiety to the characters. I got mixed feelings while reading this. The Island Girl was a story full of exciting twists, kinda melodramatic. There’s one thing I’m sure though. Sophie Cayeux wrote with passion and also described Mauritius very intricately, I would love to visit the place soon.
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