Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway

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Thomas Hudson lives in a strongly built house on the island of Bimini off the coast of Florida, the most western island in the Caribbean. The house sits on the highest point of land between the harbor and the open sea. Clear green phosphorescent water fills the view, and beneath that off-white sand, with palm trees near the house.

An artist who paints island scenes for a living, Thomas welcomes his...

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