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The Galapagos Affair

John E Treherne

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English
Pimlico
01 August 2002
'Quite the most extraordinary story I have ever read.' Evening Standard

Over half-a-century ago fanciful and exotic stories began to appear in the world's press about settlers on the remote Galapagos island of Floreana. The tales were of nudism, free love communes, stainless steel dentures - a latter-day Garden of Eden. But the truth was even stranger. Friedrich Ritter, an eccentric German intellectual, and his long-suffering companion Dora Strauch, were the first arrivals. Once established, they were soon joined by others. Most bizarre and dangerous was the self-styled Baroness Wagner-Bosquet. She ruled her three young male lovers with a riding crop, a pearl-handled revolver and insatiable sexual demands - terrorising other settlers. Her mysterious disappearance and the discovery of unidentified bodies on a nearby island perplexed the world. Now The Galapagos Affair unravels the whole incredible story.
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Imprint:   Pimlico
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   261g
ISBN:   9780712668231
ISBN 10:   0712668233
Pages:   240
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Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Treherne was a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge and University Reader in Zoology. He wrote numerous papers, monographs and books on biological subjects. Dr Treherne stumbled upon the extraordinary story told in this book while carrying out scientific research in the Galapagos Archipelago.

Reviews for The Galapagos Affair

With a fine display of deductive logic, Treherne runs through all the possible permutations of conspiracy and betrayal.' * Times Literary Supplement * A brilliant tale of mystery. -- Paul Theroux * Sunday Times * Quite the most extraordinary story I have ever read. * Evening Standard *


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