Jody Rathgeb, writer
Fish-Eye Lens is now available at Amazon.com
Ever wonder what it's like to live on a remote Caribbean island? Not just visit, but live there with the lizards, mosquitoes and a cast of local characters ranging from Miss Still Expecting Service to Old Mystical Guy. I lived in such a place for nearly five years and came away with a new viewpoint on life, which I've poured into my writing.
Some of this work has been nonfiction: profiles of islanders, articles about cooking and food, practical information about coconuts, construction and the like. Then I started dipping into fiction and ladled up a soup of island stories.
My first novel, Fish-Eye Lens, has just been published by Belle Isle Books. Get ready to grab your beach chair and a strong libation and head to the sea for the fun of this light-hearted tale of how a few boozy, gossipy women on East Taino manage to lead a movement to get a sleazy developer kicked off the island. Nobody comes away without a clingy sheen of local gossip, but they get the job done.
Jody Rathgeb 2001 E. Grace St., Apt. 117 Aloe House
Richmond, VA 23223 U.S.A. Whitby, North Caicos
Home (804) 423-2541 Turks & Caicos Islands B.W.I.
Cell (804) 536-2638 (649) 245-3688
jrathgeb@earthlink.net
Credits: Photography Tom Rathgeb, George Engelke and Pat Ruell; "Ripsaw Music" Lovey Forbes; conch shell sound Tom Rathgeb
Some of this work has been nonfiction: profiles of islanders, articles about cooking and food, practical information about coconuts, construction and the like. Then I started dipping into fiction and ladled up a soup of island stories.
My first novel, Fish-Eye Lens, has just been published by Belle Isle Books. Get ready to grab your beach chair and a strong libation and head to the sea for the fun of this light-hearted tale of how a few boozy, gossipy women on East Taino manage to lead a movement to get a sleazy developer kicked off the island. Nobody comes away without a clingy sheen of local gossip, but they get the job done.
Jody Rathgeb 2001 E. Grace St., Apt. 117 Aloe House
Richmond, VA 23223 U.S.A. Whitby, North Caicos
Home (804) 423-2541 Turks & Caicos Islands B.W.I.
Cell (804) 536-2638 (649) 245-3688
jrathgeb@earthlink.net
Credits: Photography Tom Rathgeb, George Engelke and Pat Ruell; "Ripsaw Music" Lovey Forbes; conch shell sound Tom Rathgeb
