The Last Tiger

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A Tasmanian set tale about a family of Lithuanian immigrants and the secrets they bring with them to Van Dieman s LandIt s 1910 and 12 year old Myko and his family have fled the Czarist occupation of their native Lithuania for the freedom of America only to discover their ship has arrived in Tasmania, the once notorious prison island of the British Empire, known as Van Diemen s Land Myko wonders what will become of them as he watches his father, Petras, and mother, Daina, become anxious about how they will survive in this new land where tigers roam Myko has never seen a tiger before, except in his picture books, and is filled with fear as stories of the tigers vicious attacks upon the island s settlers are retold to him He wishes his brother Jurgis was with him, but knows his sibling s disappearance is something he should force out of his mind But when Petras takes work as a tiger trapper and Myko discovers the den of the last tigers, the family are thrust into a fight over the last of these beautiful, wild beasts that will force dark secrets to the surface, and pit son against father. Best Download Kindle ePUB The Last Tiger by Tony Black – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars This is the second time Mr Black has made me cry the first time with the wonderful family saga His Fathers Son and now with The Last Tiger I am going to have to have words What an absolutely amazing and fascinating tale this was beautifully written, absolutely captivating and with an emotional resonance that will stick with me forever, I was completely and utterly caught up in the story of Myko and his family and the alluring and graceful wild animals that come between...Myoko s life has been turned upside down He and his family arrive in Tasmania, a world that s the opposite of the one he s just left Myoko s father had a farm until Russian authorities took it over Now his family are scraping a living at a large sheep farm But Myoko s father quickly discovers a new role that of tiger hunter Once common, the tiger has been all but wiped out by farmers a pest that preyed on livestock and livelihoods, hated by everyone.But Myoko, after several direct exper Myoko s life has been turned upsid...Tony Black is an extraordinary storyteller He gives a spellbinding account of how young Myko was forced to leave the Sakiai in Lithuania with his family, and finds himself in Tasmania, although his family were intending to go to America It is here that Myko encounters a Thylacine, a Tasmanian tiger, and the story is about the profound effect that this has on him The tigers are hunted as pests and as a threat to the settlers sheep, and Myko s father is ...It sounded interesting but failed to keep my attention.i won this as a Goodreads giveaway, tho Tony Black has been on my radar as someone to readof as i have previously only read one of his short stories.as i believe he has mostly been a crime writer, the storytelling here is a new direction for him it is a vivid tale, maybelike a fable about a young boy dealing with loss,family upheaval and conflict.12 yr old Myko has moved to a strange new Island with his parents his brother did not make the final journey to start a new life once h i won this as a Goodreads giveaway, tho Tony Black has been on my radar as someone to readof as i have previously only read one of his short stories.as i believe he has mostly been a crime writer, the storytelling here is a new direction for him it is a vivid tale, maybelike a fable about a young boy dealing with loss,family upheaval and conflict.12 y...I stoped at one third of the book, the main character s over dramatization of everything made it impossible to continue.I think what I got from the book so far is Booohoo people who kill animals should die but really, characters like the father and Nathaniel are not bad because they kill animals, they re just assholes pure and simple It s utterly unrealistic to think they d ask the kid to do the stuff they ask him without even telling him beforehand what it s gonna be about, mock him and sham I stoped at one third of the book, the main character s over dramatization of everything made it impossible to continue.I think what I...I ve read lots of other books by Tony Black He generally writes crime thrillers, mostly set in Edinburgh This is a real departure 12 year old Myko and his family flee Lithuania to escape the war and pay for carriage to America Things don t go to plan and they land in Tasmania where life is tough and opportunities are few Myko s father finds work on a sheep farm and life settles but there are constant stories of the fabled Tasmanian Tiger This creature is feared and loathed by the farmers f I ve read lots of other books by Tony Black He generally writes crime thrillers, mostly set in Edinburgh This is a real departure 12 year old Myko and his family flee Lithuania to escape the war and pay for carriage to America Things don t go to plan a...Tony Black is a crime writerI think not, he is a talented author who has written several books in that genre However his previous book Father and Son and now The Last Tiger, demonstrate an insightful understanding of familial relationships especially father son dynamics.Myoko, recently arrived in Tasm...Well I never realised that the Tasmanian tiger was such an unusual animal and now it s extinct I m not likely to see it in the flesh Tony Black would suggest that it was a noble beast no low down fox, wolf or coyote He also suggests that the early Tasmanian settlers were a superstitious, heathen bunch who had no truck with this poacher of their sheep Tony Black has lived up to his name and given us a bleak book gratuitous misery somewhat redeemed by vivid descriptions of the Tasmanian countr Well I never realised that the Tasmanian tiger was such an unusual animal and now it s extinct I m not likely to see it in the flesh Tony Black would suggest that it was a noble beast no low down fox, wolf or coyote He also suggests that...This book starts with a wonderful premise a boy and his love for a fascinating endangered creature and fulfills it well The Tasmanian setting is rich and evoked vividly The family story that underlies the plot is also well drawn fathers and sons are a big theme for Tony Black The tale also ventures into a type of magic realism at times.The only drawback for me was tha...

The Last Tiger
  • 26 April 2017
  • Paperback
  • 324 pages
  • 1908885556
  • Tony Black
  • The Last Tiger