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Hurricanes & Hangovers: and other tall tales and loose lies from the coconut telegraph
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #96711 in Books
- Published on: 2008-11-24
- Released on: 2008-11-24
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
Customer Reviews
Having lived on St. John and Tortola
My first move to St. John from NC was in 1992, second in 1998 and third to Tortola in 2000. Needless to say I can't stay away but find it difficult to live there as well. I go back to visit often though and am always reading various blogs and checking out de web cams. I loved this book and the connection it gave me to those wonderful times and people. Thank you Miss Mermaid. I read your column daily and thank you for providing me with the news of my island homes. Trudy in Raleigh
What a book.
For a lady who says this is her first book, it sure is a good one. I had to lay the book aside several times to allow my aching stomach to calm down. She has a tone and style that works perfectly in her writing.
I lived on a small island in the Pacific and find everything she says about island life to be the same as what I saw in the time I lived there. Don't worry, tomorrow another coconut will fall from the tree.
Come on Miss Mermaid, crank out another book to make my stomach sore from laughter once again.
Wild and charming!
If you've not yet been exposed to the humor of Miss Mermaid, then you're in for a treat! This wild and whacky selection of her tales from the Caribbean will have you rolling on the floor laughing! Meet a host of unique, intriguing characters... Jungle Jim who advertises outings with his "Charter the Derelict!" cards... Da-Fema-Mon, flummoxed by islanders' lack of addresses, house numbers, shoes, and other hilarious irregularities, finally gives up and goes total island bonkers... Grace Klutz, a wild and whacky import... and numerous other delightful, colorful folks who bring you miles of smiles... Well, as the author says, "Mon, d'is island life be something different!" And so it is! For a fun read, with a dose of bawdiness and badness, take a sip of Miss Mermaid's little island masterpiece. You won't regret it!
