Discovering the publication of The Spice Necklace was delightful for me. Having read Ann Vanderhoof’s first book about her sailing adventures through the Caribbean islands with her husband Steve I was enchanted and wanted to hear more about their latest Caribbean sailing adventures. By page nineteen of The Spice Necklace she was reeling me in […]
Book Review
An Embarrassment of Mangoes
One of Ann’s many island inspired recipes. Luperon Papaya Salsa An Embarrassment of Mangoes is one of those books I’ve reread several times, each time delighting in a new part of Ann and Steve’s mid life island adventure. An Embarrassment of Mangoes is Vanderhoof’s intimate account of this two year, mid life interlude during which […]
Living on an Arc A Caribbean Memoir
Living on an Arc is an unusual book about one man’s life and experiences on the caribbean island of Nevis as a VSO British volunteer. As one reads the book you uncover bits and pieces of the geology of the island as Brent Wilson studied geology and brings the reader into his explorations there. When […]