RAINBOW IN TAHITI

by Caroline Guild ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 25, 1948

Pretty thin reading, and only mildly interesting, this is the story of a 17-year sojourn in Tahiti, between the wars. Lured there by a book, Mystic Isles of the South Seas, the Guilds left New England- went via Holland, France, Italy, Egypt, and arrived after a succession of mishaps, bought land and built a home. The book tells of friends and neighbors, of servants; of goodnatured, lazy, childlike Tahitians; of hard-working ingenious Chinese; of an odd but interesting assortment of white residents, including the daughter's amazing Russian tutor. Panorama of incident and atmosphere, of flora and fauna, flower growing, chicken raising, of feasts and parties, of fishing expeditions. Light, pleasant style -- but unimportant.

Pub Date: March 25, 1948

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1948

Categories: NONFICTION