John O'Melveny Woods rediscovered "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson one summer when he was staying with friends who had a bookcase full of classics. While Woods had loved the book as a child - especially the pirate characters - he was surprised to find that the story had elements that delighted him as an adult.
Woods felt sad when the story ended, and that prompted him to write its sequel.
"Return to Treasure Island" begins three years after Ji ...