Early on in this “based-on-a-true-story” book, Pete, the central character and narrator, makes clear that something ominous lies ahead when he says wistfully: “I wish I could tell you more about Rusty, José, and Taurus. I wish I could fully develop their characters and entertain and enlighten you with...
From Tahiti to New Zealand to New Caledonia to Palau, the U.S. and France unleashed a reign of terror against the Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific movement in 1985. The Pacific Islands have often been depicted as idyllic in Western fiction, paintings and movies. But there is another side to “paradise,”...