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The Island of Last Things

Narrated by Suzy Jackson

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Pub Date 1 Mar 2026 | Archive Date 2 Mar 2026


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Description

Propulsive and fiercely hopeful, The Island of Last Things is an elegy for a disappearing world, and a gorgeous vision for the future.

Camille is a keeper at the last zoo in the world, on Alcatraz Island. Reserved around humans, she is happy to spend her days caring for chimpanzees, tree frogs, and a magnificent, restless jaguar, while outside nature crumbles. Resistance groups and brutal cartels are fighting to shape the world's future, but Camille is safe within her routines.

Then a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives. Glamorous and reckless, she seems to see something in Camille that no one has before. When Sailor whispers about a secret sanctuary where wild animals roam free, Camille begins to imagine a new kind of life, with Sailor by her side.

Sailor has a plan, and she wants Camille to be a part of it. Which means Camille must decide if she's ready to risk everything for the promise of a better world.

Propulsive and fiercely hopeful, The Island of Last Things is an elegy for a disappearing world, and a gorgeous vision for the future.

Camille is a keeper at the last zoo in the world, on Alcatraz...


Advance Praise

'Sometimes a new author will sidle up and whisper in your ear, and sometimes she'll grab you by the neck. Emma Sloley is in the latter camp.' Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Believers

'Absorbing, daring and ultimately hopeful.' Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, author of What We Fed to the Manticore

'Emma Sloley writes with urgency, emotional clarity and a keen eye for detail.' Hillary Jordan, internationally bestselling author of Mudbound and When She Woke

'Sometimes a new author will sidle up and whisper in your ear, and sometimes she'll grab you by the neck. Emma Sloley is in the latter camp.' Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of The...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781038047786
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DURATION 9 Hours, 57 Minutes

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