Dreaming on Desolation Island(2000)
Multiple award winning ‘Times’ journalist and ex Conservative MP Matthew Parris spends six months on Kerguelen, the world’s most remote island.
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Dreaming on Desolation Island
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Multiple award winning ‘Times’ journalist and ex Conservative MP Matthew Parris spends six months on Kerguelen, the world’s most remote island.
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2000-03-25
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