- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; First Edition, First Impression edition (12 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297847872
- ISBN-13: 978-0297847878
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 574,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Here is a cunning and beguiling little book about Pitcairn Island, past and present, which intrigues the reader from the first page to the last.' (THE DAILY MAIL )
"Souhami's instincts are so fine... She is confident enough, too, to play with her readers' desire for narrative authenticity." (KATHRYN HUGHES THE GUARDIAN )
"Pitcairn has always been a place of fabulous inventions... It is a mark of her skill in this tricky literary territory that her fabrications don't worry us." (DEA BIRKETT SUNDAY TIMES )
"The exploits of Bligh and Christian are reinterpreted by each generation, and this is an elegant, playful version for our own." (SARA WHEELER THE TIMES )
"Chaos is come again in this smart, witty, mutinous book." (FRANCES WILSON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
"Coconut Chaos is a delight, moreish and funny, balancing between fact and fiction, linking together past and present, action and consequence, history and imagination. In the process Souhami raises questions about the linear narratives we use to make sense of the chaos around us, and, at the same time, revels in them." (OBSERVER )
"The history of the mutiny is related with the same intensity and thoughtfulness that characterised Selkirk's Island... ambitiously.... successfully mingles straight history and personal anecdotes." (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"Seamlessly and elegantly, Souhami weaves together the strands of past and present, and unravels parallels between Pitcairn's extraordinary beginnings and its equally extraordinary present... full of love." (MATTHEW DENNISON MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"Souhami interweaves the two narratives in a double helix, the original mutiny and her tribulations on Pitcairn today. In doing so, she conveys the true Homeric grandeur of the tale, for that original mutiny continues to generate extraordinary events." (DAILY EXPRESS )
"Souhami is a name you can trust and here, as in her previous books, she proves herself to be a master storyteller in whose elegant hands fact and fiction interweave with admirable grace." (MELISSA KATSOULIS NEW STATESMAN )
"It's subversive, philosoophical, deliberately chaotic, and a rattling good yarn." (THE INDEPENDENT )
"It's bonkers but somehow it works. Highly recommended." (DIVA )
"a strange and hugely entertaining hybrid of history, autobiography, travelogue, and police procedural, leavened with a little chaos theory and a certain amount of mischief-making." (LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS )
"Her accomplished narrative is rich in both descriptive writing and the interplay of ideas about history, biography and destiny." (THE FIRST POST )
"Souhami's instincts are so fine... She is confident enough, too, to play with her readers' desire for narrative authenticity." (KATHRYN HUGHES THE GUARDIAN )
"Pitcairn has always been a place of fabulous inventions... It is a mark of her skill in this tricky literary territory that her fabrications don't worry us." (DEA BIRKETT SUNDAY TIMES )
"The exploits of Bligh and Christian are reinterpreted by each generation, and this is an elegant, playful version for our own." (SARA WHEELER THE TIMES )
"Chaos is come again in this smart, witty, mutinous book." (FRANCES WILSON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
"Coconut Chaos is a delight, moreish and funny, balancing between fact and fiction, linking together past and present, action and consequence, history and imagination. In the process Souhami raises questions about the linear narratives we use to make sense of the chaos around us, and, at the same time, revels in them." (OBSERVER )
"The history of the mutiny is related with the same intensity and thoughtfulness that characterised Selkirk's Island... ambitiously.... successfully mingles straight history and personal anecdotes." (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"Seamlessly and elegantly, Souhami weaves together the strands of past and present, and unravels parallels between Pitcairn's extraordinary beginnings and its equally extraordinary present... full of love." (MATTHEW DENNISON MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"Souhami interweaves the two narratives in a double helix, the original mutiny and her tribulations on Pitcairn today. In doing so, she conveys the true Homeric grandeur of the tale, for that original mutiny continues to generate extraordinary events." (DAILY EXPRESS )
"Souhami is a name you can trust and here, as in her previous books, she proves herself to be a master storyteller in whose elegant hands fact and fiction interweave with admirable grace." (MELISSA KATSOULIS NEW STATESMAN )
"It's subversive, philosoophical, deliberately chaotic, and a rattling good yarn." (THE INDEPENDENT )
"It's bonkers but somehow it works. Highly recommended." (DIVA )
"a strange and hugely entertaining hybrid of history, autobiography, travelogue, and police procedural, leavened with a little chaos theory and a certain amount of mischief-making." (LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS )
"Her accomplished narrative is rich in both descriptive writing and the interplay of ideas about history, biography and destiny." (THE FIRST POST )
KATHRYN HUGHES, THE GUARDIAN
"Souhami's instincts are so fine... She is confident enough, too, to play with her readers' desire for narrative authenticity."
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved reading this book. Its just gripping on every page and such a good and clever mix of the various stories. I laughed lots and thought the portrayal of Lady Myre hilarious. She'll be remembered for a long time by people who read this, and the portrayal of the hardship and anguish the sailors and Tahitian women must have felt was wonderful.
The best thing I've read this year.
The best thing I've read this year.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A generous friend who knew how much I'd enjoyed Selkirk's Island bought me a copy of this book. It did not disappoint. Although I am usually a serial monogamist as far as books are concerned, once I'd taken a sneaky look at the first few pages of Coconut Chaos I confess I laid aside my book of the moment and took up with it for a very happy weekend. A riveting and thought-provoking read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There is something for everyone in this book, the style of writing is very original and and the narrative is playful and well crafted. This would suit anyone looking for something a bit out of the ordinary but still highly readable.
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A great holiday read.
Very enjoyable and quirky. Like Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days the journey and the people encountered are more important than the destination. Read more
Published 4 days ago by KAW
Disappointing
I'm sorry but I have to provide a counter-balance here. I can understand why some people loved this book - it is an excellent premise, and the details of the founding of Pitcairn... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Kelly A19
A fascinating and funny read
I heard an episode of this book being serialised on Radio 4 and bought the book - which I read in one day. Read more
Published on 1 May 2008 by Mr. K. B. Thomas
Refreshing and original...
A refreshing and original reworking of the mutiny on the Bounty. The narrator's unlikely travelling companion, the quirky "Lady Myre", is a great and surely enduring comic... Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by A. Nightingale
history and humour
This is a book of several levels, moving between the present day events of the author's own intrepid trip to Pitcairn (and back), a perceptive and thoughtful history of the Bounty... Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by Ms Toad
A masterpiece
A friend recommended this book. I usually find history a bit boring but this re-telling of the mutiny had me gripped. Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by Elizabeth
a romping read
I heard about this book when it was 'book of the week' on the BBC and thought that I'd give it a try. I was very glad that I did, Coconut Chaos is a delightful read. Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by Paula
Strangely familiar
A thoughtful and observant woman travels alone to Pitcairn Island, the remotest spot of land on earth, and there she encounters a strange community of Seventh-Day Adventists, most... Read more
Published on 26 April 2007 by AndrewRoberts212
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