"Colorful detours into native lore, such as a rich Dutchman's fabled courtship of a local beauty, strike grace notes that echo Marquez?readers?will be rewarded with the little-known tale of how the underdog country demanded its own place in the 20th century." -- Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2013 Selection, The Airship/Black Balloon Publishing "This is a book about revolution and the underdog, about a small, isolated island fighting for recognition,...