Great Reading Material

[CajunDiva]

For those of you who are familiar with Roatan, you have probably heard of David K. Evans. He and his wife bought a place on Roatan almost 50 years ago and were among the first "gringos" on the island. Dr. Evans is a retired professor of anthropology at Wake Forest University and divides his time between Roatan and the U.S. He loves the island and has been involved in helping to sustain it. During his retirement, Dr. Evans has begun writing novels. They involve the island of Roatan, and he manages to incorporate numerous interesting facts about the island in these works of fiction.

I just returned from a dive trip to Roatan and thought it would be fun to read Dr. Evans' newest novel, 'Red at Dawn' during our vacation. I ordered it directly from Dr. Evans and even received a signed copy. It was so interesting that I got hooked and couldn't stop reading! I even missed an afternoon of diving to finish the story. (And for those of you who don't know me, that is quite an amazing accomplishment!)

'Red at Dawn' was so interesting that I can't wait to read 'The Judas Bird'. I have been in touch with Dr. Evans and reserved my copy. I would recommend these books wholeheartedly to anyone who enjoys reading, and I was surprised how much I learned about Roatan in the process.

You can find out more information here:


The Judas Bird - by David K. Evans
Red at Dawn

 

[RTBDiver]

Maybe I will come off the hip and buy the new book. I wanted very much to like The Judas bird but after trying many times to get into it I just could not get past the boredom and at the same time knowing there were about half a million pages to go. Another read, i did find interesting, was Ann Jennings book, Roatan Odyssey. Whatever you do , do not buy Ironshore by Pierre Renaldo unless you want to read some pretty silly stuff. The only reason I bought it is the setting is based at my home where he lived for a while. I would also not buy his book about building in a third world country, I am almost done fixing his work.

 

[Vetdrm]

Thanks so much for this info. Looks like great reads and perfect for our trip next month, we all love to read on vacation.

 

[parrotheaddiver]

several in our group bought Roatan Odyssey in West End while we were there a few weeks ago..they got hooked on it reading a copy of in from the CoCo View stash of books and knew they wouldn't finish it before they left...

 

[RTBDiver]

several in our group bought Roatan Odyssey in West End while we were there a few weeks ago..they got hooked on it reading a copy of in from the CoCo View stash of books and knew they wouldn't finish it before they left...

I think what makes Roatan Odyssey so interesting to me is the fact many think I am crazy for buying in third world Honduras yet they did it like 40 years ago before roads, before a paved airstrip and before they had a power company. Just not what I imagine when thinking of a proper English girl and these are actual stories. There is another book some may find interesting if they read Ann's book and that is one written by her EX, Mr. Jennings. I only recently heard of it and will order it when back in the US.
A dear friend of mine who has lived on Roatan around fourty years has many similar stories and I am trying my best to get her to write them down before they are forgotten, she did a DVD with many pictures of Roatan in the early days that had been sold to help Miss Peggy's clinic. If anyone gets a chance to see it it is interesting. It is not a National Geo type thing or of the quality but one must take into consideration it was done by a woman in her 80's on her desktop computer in her spare time at her Roatan home.