Castaway (book)

Castaway
AuthorLucy Irvine
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherVictor Gollancz Ltd
Publication date
1983
ISBN0-575-03340-1

Castaway is a 1983 autobiographical book by Lucy Irvine about her year on the Australian tropical Torres Strait island of Tuin, having answered a want ad from writer Gerald Kingsland seeking a "wife" for a year in 1982. It was published by Victor Gollancz Ltd and was both a bestseller and a critical success. The book was the basis of the 1986 film Castaway, starring Oliver Reed as Gerald Kingsland and Amanda Donohoe as Irvine.

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