Island is a novel by Jane Rogers, first published in 1999. It is a contemporary novel set on an isolated Scottish island, partly inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest.[1] It uses folk tales and short episodes of brutal psychological realism to describe the mental transformation of an angry young woman.
 First edition | |
| Author | Jane Rogers |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Co. |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 0-316-85153-1 |
The novel has been adapted for the film Island, which was released in 2011.[2][3][4]
Plot summary
Nikki Black, a disturbed and hate-filled young woman intent on punishing the mother who abandoned her at birth goes to the island with only one aim in mind: revenge. Her plans are confounded by the discovery that she has a brother, Calum: a brother strangely possessed by their mother; a brother with a terrifyingly violent streak; a brother whose dangerous love and strange way of seeing the world transform Nikki's life. The characters Calum and Phyllis are loosely based upon Caliban and Prospero.
Publication history
- 1999, first published in Great Britain by Little, Brown and Company
- 2000, first paperback edition, published by Abacus
- 2007, republished
- 2008, reprinted: ISBN 978-0-349-11229-9