A Walk Around the West Indies

A Walk Around the West Indies

by HunterDavies (Author)

Synopsis

Hunter Davies has visited twenty-seven Caribbean islands and produced a book which is part travel book, as he describes his wanderings around ten of these islands, and also a highly personal but very informative guide to all the islands. His ten islands include Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, St Lucia, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Cuba - some English speaking, some French and Spanish. Along the way, he tracks down ex-pats who have gone to live and work in the Caribbean, hoping for true happiness or at least a tan. He also talks to returnees - West Indians who after several decades in the UK have returned to their roots and experience different types of cultural shock.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 04 Jan 2001

ISBN 10: 0752842927
ISBN 13: 9780752842929
Book Overview: A revealing and fascinating book for all those who already love the Caribbean or are thinking of going for the first time Over half a million British visit the Caribbean each year The only other guides available are glossy, tourist board publications. This book is informative, amusing, opinionated and invaluable 'Something between a travel diary and a guide book, A Walk Around the West Indies is a worthwhile read for first time and frequent visitors to the Caribbean ... This book is a must for those wanting something more insightful than an average travel guide' Observer

Author Bio
Hunter Davies is the author of over thirty books which include such modern classics as the authorised biography of The Beatles, The Glory Game and A Walk Around the Lakes. He has written several other walking books and also a travel biography of Christopher Columbus which took him to the West Indies and the Americas. He is also well known as a broadcaster and journalist and writes for the Independent, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and New Statesman. He is married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster.