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A Hemingway-esque adventure that even Hemingway might have declined! After getting sacked from his job as an accountant, Bob Wayne leaves behind two ex-wives, four kids and a hurt girlfriend and goes looking for adventure in the tropical country of Belize. In between deep-sea fishing and snorkeling in the warm, turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean, he learns about a famous Mayan jade statue of the Sun God, Kinich Ahau. Together with a mysterious American planter and an exotic Creole beauty, Bob gets caught up in a risky adventure that sets his life on a dramatically new and unexpected course. Meanwhile, back home in a small town in Illinois, his girlfriend Donna has a few adventures of her own that Bob never could have imagined. Accompanying Bob Wayne on his suspenseful, but humorous, path to a surprise ending, you will glimpse the beauty and romance of the tropical paradise of Belize, as well as its darker underside; and you’ll learn about the Creoles, Mestizos, Garifunas, Mayans and even the Mennonites who live there.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781931741446
  • ISBN-10: 1931741441
  • Publisher: Robert Reed Publishers
  • Publish Date: January 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.38 x 5.9 x 0.52 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
  • Page Count: 200

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