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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I expected more from this book somehow. The whole Hollywood glamour thing really was redundant, although it was easy to believe the fictional character could've had the affair with the very real Errol Flynn who lived there for a time. It also made me a tad uncomfortable. Why pick such a famous star even if he did live in Jamaica? I felt it would've been better with a fictional actor but that's just me.The real star of the book was Jamaica itself and I learned a lot about this country as the history evolved throughout the book. Unfortunately, I didn't find the characters very interesting and didn't really care what happened to them. I also got bored well before the end. (  ) MzCaledonia | Aug 6, 2009 |  tamaranth | Jul 19, 2009 | Hmm. I loved the bejewelled Jamaica island; however, that was it. I didn't like the characters; I felt very sorry for Errol Flynn, the so-called swashbuckling pirate, who was a compulsive sex addict with no respect for the feelings of the women who loved him, such as Ida. Ida was the only one that I did like, and I found it sad that such an appealing character fell for such a weak louse and not her husband. As for the daughter . . . Altho, I did find it very interesting to read about a different culture at war, and the end of the family's Paradisical villa will break your heart. (  ) Scarlett0Hara | Feb 24, 2009 | A nice read, entertaining story. Interesting to learn a bit about the troubles in Jamaica. (  ) WomblingStar | Feb 9, 2009 | Jamaica, pirates (well, the movie version anyway), native beauties, and the hint of a treasure map. This novel has them all but the pirate in question is actually the actor Errol Flynn who on a chance visit to Jamaica is entranced by its beauty and decides to stay. The story is told mostly from the point of view of Ida--a "native beauty" who entices Flynn, and May-the daughter of their union. What follows tells us as much about the turbulent politics and social upheaval of Jamaica during those times as about the tortured love affairs and struggle for survival of these young ladies. The author does a good job of capturing the Jamaican dialect and cultural struggles. The story is drags a bit at times, but it you want a different way of experiencing Jamaica it is a good read. ( ) debs4jc | Dec 30, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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