A Pattern of Islands
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First UK edition (publ. John Murray)
A Pattern Of Islands (also known as We Chose the Islands in American editions) is a memoir first published in 1952 by Sir Arthur Grimble, recounting his time in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as a cadet officer and Resident Commissioner in the 1920s.[1] The memoir gives a romanticised account of island life and colonial rule.[2]A British drama film Pacific Destiny based on the book was made in 1956.
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