It Be Just Alright begins when Wilson Abernathy wakes one morning to hear his friend Jeffrey, a fellow Aspen ski bum, banging on his door. Jeffrey invites Wilson on a sailing voyage in the Bahamas. He and his wife, Noelle, have found a sailboat for sale at a bargain price on one of the out islands. The three set off for the Caribbean where the friends seek adventure and refuge from the creeping capitalism they perceive overtaking Aspen. Bahamian culture and the drumbeat of its constant refrain, 'Be Just Alright', drive the Americans half mad, while the materialism and greed they sought to escape hounds their journey. Culture shock, storms at sea, and buried treasure bedevil the adventurers, nearly capsizing their voyage through tropical paradise.It Be Just Alright is an adventure of enduring brilliance andwarmth.
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J. Matson Heininger has been a ski lodge maintenance man, carpenter, builder, and designer- architect of custom homes. A skier and a sailor for most of his life, he currently spends time in Michigan and Colorado.
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First Place for a First Novel,
By Ray Griffith (Pellston, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: It Be Just Alright: An Island Journey (Paperback)
Thank you J. Matson Heininger for an enjoyable respite from both work and the harsh winter weather. It Be Just Alright- An Island Journey has qualities one would expect from a more seasoned writer. I would highly recommend this novel and look forward to your future writing endeavors.
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Sail Away Your Urban Worries,
This review is from: It Be Just Alright: An Island Journey (Paperback)
It Be Just Alright: An Island Journey is a surprising way to get away from one's land-locked life and sail the tropical waters of the Caribbean. The reader is taken aboard an old sail boat, which the three protagonists, two men and a woman, have purchased, sight unseen, while living in Colorado. The boat is in dubious shape but the two men, veteran sailors both, manage after considerable effort and a bit of drama to get seaworthy. The journey around the Carribbean is filled with adventure, danger, romance, and rum. The tropical breezes, salty air and surf sway against star-filled night skies and moonlight. Although danger is never far off, the journey dissolves into a badly needed vacation from the mind-numbing routine and bone-chilling northern winters. This book is a good read in any season, especially summer, when languid thoughts to escape to far-away places come over one. Highly recommended.
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A Good Yarn,
By Wilson Abernathey (Antrim County Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: It Be Just Alright: An Island Journey (Paperback)
First, let me say that this is a good yarn. The author knows how to tell a story. The scenes of sailing were real for me and I am not a sailor. I felt that I understood the boats and sea and the island experience, even though I have never been to the Bahamas. The dialogue was good and the plot special. Mr. Heininger paints pictures with his words. There is beauty in this novel. I wanted to keep reading. I enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who appreciates a good story, well told.
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