A Salty Piece of Land - Softcover

Buffett, Jimmy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031605996X ISBN 13: 9780316059961

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 2005

Synopsis

Jimmy Buffett, bestselling author of A Pirate Looks at Fifty and hero to parrotheads everywhere, gives readers a humorous adventure set in the Caribbean, involving a lighthouse, a mystery, a wild cast of characters, and more than a few bottles of tequila.
It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever.

From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.

"A tangy tale...Fresh, fanciful, finely imagined...Very possible Buffett's best work to date." --New York Times Book Review

About this title

About the Author:

Jimmy Buffett is also the author of A Pirate Looks at Fifty, Where Is Joe Merchant?, and Tales from Margaritaville. He is one of only six writers to have held the #1 position in the categories of both fiction and nonfiction on the New York Times bestseller list. He and his wife, Jane, and their three children live in Florida.

From AudioFile:

Just one short step ahead of the law, cowboy and lost soul Tully Mars finds himself fishing for a living in the Caribbean. This wild, unbelievable but thoroughly enjoyable story follows the lyrics of Buffet's song of the same name, and the music appropriately marks the beginning and end of each CD. Narrator John David Souther transports the listener, beautifully portraying Tully's struggle to find himself and his way forward. And as one might expect from Jimmy Buffet, Tully gets where he's going through a lot of fishing, sailing, and partying. The story has the feel of a modern-day pirate adventure, with the gold being self-discovery and a place in the world. Souther, with his sensitive, laid-back voice, drops the listener into the somewhat predictable but entertaining action. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 031605996X
• ISBN 13: 9780316059961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480