An Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann Vanderhoof

This book was a list emailed to me by my sister Jane. This title intrigued me, and since it was on the list of perfect summer reads, I ordered a used copy from Amazon.

I was hoping for more story, more insights, and more depth. However, this author did gather and invent some delicious-sounding recipes as she and her husband explored the Caribbean. It was interesting to read about the couple's preparation to leave their lives in Toronto to live on their sailboat and sail for a year or two. Their struggles and adventures were mildly interesting and rather well-described. Would I bother to read it again? Probably not. But the unusual ingredients and people they met make me want to cook some of the exotic recipes. The local people were the most interesting characters, and it was also fun to get a peek into the "cruisers'" lifestyle.