Grenada, Carriacou, Petit Martinique: Spice Island of the Caribbean [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) Ltd (August 25, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1870518292
• ISBN-13: 978-1870518291
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,617,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Grenada
  • #34 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > French West Indies

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book at a very reasonable price., September 28, 2008

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Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grenada, Carriacou, Petit Martinique: Spice Island of the Caribbean (Hardcover)

This is a lot of book for the price. I have visited Grenada on many occasions and have seen the interior of this fabulous country as well as sampling the excellent shipwrecks off her shores which include the world-class wreck of the Bianca C.

There are very few places in the world where an aroma permeates the aircraft shortly after it has landed and long before the doors are opened. In Hong Kong, that aroma is always far from pleasant. In Grenada, it is the very opposite. It is here that the scents from various natural spices hang in the air and combine to give the islands a fragrance that even the world's finest perfume manufacturers have failed to bottle. Of course, as the body's senses become used to these naturally occurring smells, one ceases to notice them. Thankfully, the same cannot be said for the countryside and natural beauty of the islands themselves.

With churches that would not look out of place in an English countryside, green lush vegetation, warm seas and azure blue waters, these islands are the stuff of dream holidays and this book depicts everything the reader will wish to know in excellent fashion.

Altogether, eight eminent contributors have combined their efforts to provide a book which contains just about everything you might ever want to know about the Spice Islands. This includes the history, culture, spices (of course!), industry and, would you believe, also includes mention of Grenadian beauty Jennifer Hosten - crowned "Miss World" in 1970 by none other than the late, great, Bob Hope. Like I said, just about everything you might ever want to know.

With photographs on almost every page, some historic and others of the finest modern quality, this is a book to captivate the reader who, having read it, will simply want to visit - something that could not possibly disappoint.

NM