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|title=The New World
|author=Andrew Motion
|rating=3
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Following the success of his sequel to Treasure Island, [[Silver: Return to Treasure Island by Andrew Motion|Silver: Return to Treasure Island]], poet Andrew Motion continues the adventures of young Jim (the son of the original Jim Hawkins) and Natty (daughter of Long John Silver) following a shipwreck which leaves them washed up on the shores of the New World. The good news is that the bar silver recovered from the island has survived the journey. The bad news is that the natives have spotted it too...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224097946</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Elizabeth Buchan
|summary=Enzo is an Italian living in Eritrea, part of Mussolini's new Italian empire of 1935. In charge of the quiet Massawe Harbour he leads an equally quiet life, trying to adhere to gentlemanly standards; being the good Italian. His friend Salvatore, a Colonel in the occupying Italian army, thinks Enzo should live a little and have some fun with the local women, just like his peers. Enzo isn't so sure but decides to engage a local cook/cleaner - see how it goes. The streetwise Aatifa gets the job, both she and Enzo being surprised by things that weren't in the job description. Meanwhile Mussolini has plans for Massawe that will change Enzo, Aatifa (and everyone around them) forever.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848549148</amazonuk>
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