An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude - Ann Vanderhoof
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 An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude - Ann Vanderhoof
 An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude - Ann Vanderhoof ... Broadway BooksNewest Review: ... of long descriptive passages, but these held interesting metaphors and similes, transporting you to another world with ... more ... profusions of lush island greenery and exotic fare.
The book comes with a handy map of the Vanderhoof's route, which was a good thing as the text does jump around their sailing timeline a bit - I'm good at geography, but I'll admit that my knowledge of the Bahamas, the Leeward and Windward Islands and the exact whereabouts of the Grenadines as opposed to St Martin is somewhat sketchy. I found it slightly confusing at times, therefore, when the storyline would jump forward or backwards to a different point in time, often ...more |
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A CaribbeanInterlude
Pages: 320, Edition: Reprint, Paperback, Broadway Books Last Update 11.11.2009 05:41
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude - Ann Vanderhoof: More watery fruit than meaty travelogue (680 words)
by - written on 23/03/09 (Very useful, 87 readings)
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes follows a Canadian couple, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband Steve, 40-somethings who decide to take time out from their hectic careers and sail around the Caribbean for a year... maybe more. The intriguing title and idyllic blue cover caught my eye and, as a massive travel writing fan, I immediately picked it up. I don't know much about the Caribbean, so an armchair tour around the islands seemed like the next best option to actually getting out there myself (a slightly fund-limited option right now). The book started strongly, with evocative descriptions such as '...the hills on Hog Island are soft black silhouettes against a paler ... Read the complete review
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