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Title: An Embarrassment of Mangoes : A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof ISBN: 0-7679-1402-3 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Introducing what so many nauctical stories leave out.
Comment: First, this is not Mr. Junger's, "Perfect Storm" the epic of battling one of the worst storms in history or even similar to the "Dove" in which Robin L Graham sails singlehanded around the world. This is simply a book recounting the events of a couple who have done what many of us dream about...leaving the fast paced world behind for awhile and adapting to the world they enter.
I appreciate that it was Ann that wrote it as she shows her fears of overnight passages and weather reports. She not only talks about great food but gives so many receipes that it will take us all awhile to try them.
Overall, I appreciate this book mostly because Ann and her husband Steve didn't try to change those they came in contact with to what they were used to but rather adapted or more likely adopted the lifestyle of those around them. So many times when people travel to get away they bring everything with them they are trying to rid themselves of. Ann and Steve tried the local food, socialized with the local people and were ultimately courteous and thoughtful.
Thank you!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great escape from winter doldrums
Comment: To distract me from dreary March in New York, I opened Ann Vanderhoof's book hoping to get swept away in her cruising adventure through the Caribbean. I'm not a sailor, but I do crave adventure. Not knowing all the boating terminology didn't stop me from vicariously getting on board and loving every minute of her trip! Ann's writing made me feel the balmy breezes' kiss, taste the sweet mangoes enough so I nearly wiped juice off my chin, and even get tipsy from the tropical rums. I loved her foodie angle showcasing all the local produce in recipes she cooked and printed for readers. Even more, I loved the bits of history thrown in educating me on a world that is in our hemisphere yet mysterious. Needless to say, I have a yen now to chuck my world and stow away on a ship heading for Grenada. Since I can't do that this year, I just think I might go back to page one and travel with Ann and Steve all over again. I am recommending this book to several couples I know who cruise and to everyone I know who wants to escape winter if only for a while.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thank you Ann Vanderhoof!
Comment: Thank you Ann Vanderhoof for taking me out of my winter slump with
"An Embarrassment of Mangoes". Ann and her partner Steve made a life decision to kiss their clock-driven lives in Toronto good-bye so they sailed south for two years on their 42 foot boat, Receta. The good news for us is that "An Embarrassment of Mangoes" makes it possible for us to share in their journey: the sun, the food, the humor, the food, the water, the food, the good times, the food (complete with recipes). The scary parts happen when the weather steps in. "An Embarrassment of Mangoes" exudes the warmth of the Caribbean. We meet extraordinary people: the Minister of Rum, Dingis and her family and Mr. Butters in his garden of Eden. All of this is why you'll cry your eyes out at the end of the book as Ann and Steve head back north, leaving behind their new friends and a part of their hearts. And a part of mine.
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Title: Live De Life: Caribbean Island Style by Joan F. Harrington ISBN: 0805960953 Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co Pub. Date: 19 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Island Wise : Lessons in Living from the Islands of the World by Janis Frawley-Holler ISBN: 0767912047 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Trip to the Beach : Living on Island Time in the Caribbean by Robert Blanchard, Melinda Blanchard ISBN: 060980748X Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 20 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Seasoned by Salt: A Voyage in Search of the Caribbean by Jerry L. Mashaw, Anne U. Macclintock ISBN: 1574091557 Publisher: Sheridan House Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: At Blanchard's Table: A Trip to the Beach Cookbook by ROBERT BLANCHARD, BEN FINK, MELINDA BLANCHARD ISBN: 0609610821 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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