The Garden of God

<p><I>The Garden of God</I> (1923) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The second in a trilogy of novels including The Blue Lagoon (1908) and <I>The Gates of Morning</I> (1925) <I>The Garden of God</I> is a story of romance and adventure inspired by the author's travels in the South Pacific. The novel was adapted into the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) a sequel to the 1980 hit drama starring Brooke Shields. The whale boat and the dinghy lay together gunnels grinding as they lifted to the swell. [...] [B]eyond and around from sky-line to sky-line the blue Pacific lay desolate beneath the day. 'They are dead.' He was gazing at the forms on the dinghy the form of a girl with a child embraced in one arm and a youth. Clasping one another they seemed asleep. Aboard the whaling vessel <I>Raratonga</I> Arthur Lestrange discovers his long-lost son and niece after years of searching. As they pull up alongside their fishing boat however he realizes they are too late-the shipwrecked youths have succumbed to the elements. Between them a child lies asleep offering some hope to the devastated father and crew. Visited by Dick and Emmeline in a dream Arthur endeavors to return to Palm Tree the island where they raised their son in peace. There the boy is brought up by his grandfather and a crewmember named Jim Kearney who keep him safe and teach him the ways of survival. When a beautiful Kanaka native named Karolin arrives from a nearby atoll he discovers something no one could have prepared him for: love. This edition of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's <I>The Garden of God</I> is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>