Island settings have long fascinated readers – there’s something incredibly suspenseful about being cut off from the mainland and surrounded by endless blue water.

Take this month’s quiz to see how well you know your novels set on islands!

1. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies what do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach?
2. Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea is a prequel to which classic novel?
3. What is the name of the island that the three Darling children are taken to in Peter Pan?

4. What is the name of the book that was adapted into a 2010 film, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio?

5. Who wrote Treasure Island?

6. What craft does the titular character in Circe hone while banished to a deserted island?

7. Which novel by James Clavell was adapted into a television series in 2024 and took home four golden globes and a record breaking 18 Emmy awards?

8. Where do Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their children holiday at in To the Lighthouse?

9. In The Count of Monte Cristo what does Edmond want to find on the Isle of Monte Cristo?

10. What job does Tom Shebourne have in The Light Between Oceans by M L Steadman?

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ANSWERS

1 Conch Shell

2 Jane Eyre

3 Neverland

4 Shutter Island

5 Robert Louis Stevenson

6 Witchcraft

7 Shōgun

8 Isle of Skye

9 Treasure

10 Lighthouse Keeper