West Wind Drift

  • Autor: George Barr McCutcheon
  • Editora: Classic Books Forever

Sinopse

Following a catastrophic shipwreck, hundreds of desperate survivors wash ashore on an uncharted island, forced to forge a new civilization from the ashes of tragedy. Stripped of their societal ranks, the wealthy and the working class must collaborate or perish in a hostile, unforgiving environment. A natural leader emerges to guide the fragile colony, but mutiny, greed, and hidden resentments threaten to tear their fragile utopia apart from the inside. This captivating survival narrative examines the raw core of human nature when the thin veneer of civilization is entirely stripped away. It is a tense struggle against the elements and the darker angels of humanity.