Sunfun Calypso

By Julian Putley

Book Overview

A Caribbean novel of laughter, passion, poignancy and tragedy. An authentic and colorful portrait of Caribbean island life This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966792300
• ISBN13: 9780966792300
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Virgin Island Books
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Fun in the sun

Putley does a wonderful job crafting words and twisting phrases. He is a generous spirit whose clarity for observation is right on the mark. After you read his descriptions of the meals, sea and sun in this book, you'll be ready to hire him in a minute to charter your cruise. Wonderful development of plot and characters. This book is a true depiction of a fairy tale vacation.

Don't Stop -the Sunfun!

These islands and the expectations of the people who visit them have not changed since "Don't Stop the Carnival". This is refreshing, fast moving, and a modern update of that tale. In this instance, the backdrop is the British Virgin Islands, and since the author is British and has worked in the industry which he writes about, truly believable, and fun to read. The additional mystery subplot adds to the whole and explains the book's racy cover. This is a must for anyone now living in these islands, planning a visit, and especially if you plan to charter a sailboat in the area. I hope the Mr. Putley will write the next book.

SunFun Calypso

This book is a must read. Julien (The Author) was our Captain in the BVI and the book is very reflective of his great personality. The book has something for everyone. It is hilarious and contains some tradgedy. I highly recomend it. The only thing better than getting Julien as your captain is reading his book.

Fun and relaxing!

The type of story that once you start reading, you cannot stop! A little of everything in this story. Adventure and romance, fiction, history, politics, etc. I enjoyed reading Sunfun Calypso very much!

A great book for transporting you back to the islands!

Sunfun Calypso is a must read for anyone who has been or dreams of traveling to the islands. The author, Julian Putley's imagination has woven together fact and fiction in a cleverly disguised and very descriptive story that makes you smile knowingly as it transports you back to the very places he writes of. It will take you along the pot holed roads in the back of taxis with Bob Marley shrines on the dashboard listening to the lilting dialect of your driver while holding on for your life, to feeling the spray on your face as you are sailing from island to island. His characters, some endearing and some not so..are all people we have met along the way. All this plus a very entertaining story that keeps you reading and ready to anticipate the next page. This has to be one of the most descriptive books I have read and I marvel how the author writes in such as way that the stage is set and in your minds eye you imagine it perfectly. He captures the essence of the people so that they are part of your life plus the flavor of the islands making you yearn to return and experience what you may have missed on your journey. The author obviously knows and loves his islands and I am very much looking forward to another of his stories.