The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Simon Vance

At age twenty-six, Maarten Troost decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to a remote South Pacific island. The idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better.

This is the hilarious story of what happens when he discovers that the island is not the paradise he dreamed of. Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles with stifling heat, deadly bacteria, polluted seas, and toxic fish, in a country where the only music to be heard is “La Macarena.” He and his stalwart girlfriend, Sylvia, contend with alarmingly large critters, a paucity of food options (including the Great Beer Crisis), and such bizarre local characters as “Half-Dead Fred” and the Poet Laureate of Tarawa, a British drunkard who’s never written a poem in his life.

“[A] comic masterwork of travel writing and a revealing look at a culture clash.”—Publishers Weekly

“Simon Vance's top-notch narration...bring[s] to life a South Sea island packed with lunatic locals.”—AudioFile

“A delightful, self-depreciating, extremely sly account of life in a place so wretched it gives new, terrible meaning to getting away from it all.”—National Geographic Adventure

“[A] hilarious, sardonic travelogue…readers learn how humor itself can be a necessary tool for survival.”—Booklist

“Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts his debut in company with some of today’s best travel writers.”—Elle

“This is the true story of a harrowing and hilarious stay in the worst place on earth. Written with wit and wonder, The Sex Lives of Cannibals is a great escape. You'll learn something and laugh along the way.”—Linda Arrington Lusk, Ingram

Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over four hundred audiobooks and has earned over twenty Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Theft by Peter Carey. A twelve-time Audie finalist, Simon has won three Audie Awards, including one for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award. He has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.