Emma Sloley The Island of Last Things review, recensie en informatie van de dystopische roman van de Australische schrijfster. Op 12 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Flatiron Books de roman van Emma Sloley, de uit Australië afkomstige schrijfster. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.
Emma Sloley The Island of Last Things review en recensie
- “Sometimes a new author will sidle up and whisper in your ear, and sometimes she’ll grab you by the neck. Emma Sloley is in the latter camp.” (Rebecca Makkai)
- “Absorbing, daring, and ultimately hopeful, The Island of Last Things is at once a love letter to the natural world and a warning of what could become of us all if we let it wither.” (Talia Lakshmi Kolluri)
- “Electric…A moving and elegiac cautionary tale about the state of the world, and the beauty that we so often take for granted. An all-too-plausible look at what the future might hold for the natural world and the people who strive to protect it.” (Kirkus)
The Island of Last Things
- Auteur: Emma Sloley (Australië)
- Soort boek: dystopische roman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Flatiron Books
- Verschijnt: 12 augustus 2025
- Omvang: 272 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Prijs: $ 28,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 26,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de roman van de Australische schrijfster Emma Sloley
Camille has always preferred animals to people. The wild has nearly disappeared, but as a zookeeper at the last zoo in the world, on Alcatraz Island, she spends her days caring for playful chimpanzees, gentle tree frogs, and a restless jaguar. Outside, resistance groups and brutal cartels fight to shape the world’s future, but Camille is safe within her routines. That is, until a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives from Paris.
From their first meeting, Camille is drawn to Sailor, who seems to see something in Camille that no one has before. They bond over their shared passions and dream up ways to improve their lives. When Sailor whispers the story of an idyllic, secret sanctuary where wild animals roam free, Camille begins to imagine a new kind of life with Sailor by her side.
Sailor knows all too well the dangers beyond Alcatraz, but she increasingly chafes at the zoo’s rigid rules. She hatches a reckless plan to smuggle one of the most prized animals off the island to freedom, and invites Camille to join her. The consequences if they fail would be catastrophic, and Sailor’s contacts at the sanctuary go dark just as the threats from the cartels grow more extreme. Camille must decide if she’s ready to risk everything for the promise of a better world.
Propulsive and fiercely hopeful, with a heart-stopping final twist, The Island of Last Things is an elegy for a disappearing world and a gorgeous vision for the future.
Emma Sloley worked as an editor at Harper’s Bazaar Australia before moving to New York to pursue a career as a travel journalist and author. Her short fiction and creative non-fiction has appeared in many literary magazines and her debut novel, Disaster’s Children, was published in 2019. Emma currently divides her time between California and the city of Mérida, Mexico.
