Vi there is a book called The Pirates Daughter, that is a fictional story based on the reality of who lived in that cottage on Navy Island and what went on there - well worth the read = especially after you have spent time around Portie, it's fun to know the spots they are talking about.
The Pirates DaughterOriginally Posted by Suz
Editorial Review - Library Journal vol. 132 iss. 14 p. 126 (c) 09/01/2007
In the late 1940s, Errol Flynn established a home on Navy Island, off the coast of Jamaica. What little is known of this aspect of Flynn's life is the springboard for Cezair-Thompson's fictional account. Told from the perspective of Ida, the young island girl Flynn seduces, and May, the product of their affair, this sprawling story traces the evolution of Jamaica from a British colony through the violence and political upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s. The story is mesmerizing in the first half and loses focus in the second. Fatally flawed as Flynn is, some of the lifeblood of the story is sapped once he dies. The drawn-out conclusion involving the mysterious Austrian Baron Ida eventually marries fails to captivate, partly because the character is such a cipher. Nevertheless, many readers will be pulled into the depiction of the evolving and multiethnic Jamaican culture and the issues of identity the novel raises. Recommended for public libraries.—Christine DeZelar-Tiedman, Univ. of Minnesota Libs., Minneapolis
Thanks for the book suggestion, Suz. After reading the reviews and summary I decided to order it. Looking forward to reading it. I did find out there are a few boats that take folks over to the island. There was a huge party over there that lasted until 2:00AM! I found out about it the next day.So I plan to know what’s up on Navy Island when I return.
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