Isles of Despair explained

Isles of Despair
Author:	Ion Idriess
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Genre:	historical novel
Publisher:	Angus and Robertson
Release Date:	1947

Isles of Despair is a 1947 historical novel by Ion Idriess based on the true story of Barbara Thomson, a white woman who was the sole survivor of a shipwreck and was raised by Coral Sea islanders, before being rescued in 1849.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It had a follow-up, The Wild White Man of Badu.

Notes and References

1. News: LITERARY NOOK . . 14,181 . Queensland, Australia . 16 August 1947 . 16 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: "Isles Of Despair" . . New South Wales, Australia . 8 August 1947 . 16 April 2016 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
3. Web site: The Age - Google News Archive Search.