Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story [Paperback]

Follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson with J. Maarten Troost, the bestselling author ofThe Sex Lives of Cannibals.
 
Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. Headhunters on My Doorstep chronicles Troost’s return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism left him numb to life. Deciding to retrace the path once traveled by the author of Treasure Island, Troost follows Robert Louis Stevenson to the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, Tahiti, Kiribati, and Samoa, tumbling from one comic misadventure to another.Headhunters on My Doorstep is a funny yet poignant account of one man’s journey to find himself that will captivate travel writing aficionados, Robert Louis Stevenson fans, and anyone who has ever lost his way. Exuberant.
—The New York Times Book Review

“A splendid travel memoir.”
—Booklist(starred review)
 
“A rambunctious, intimate trip well worth the armchair time.”
—Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

“Troost is a new generation’s answer to Bill Bryson.”
—BookPage 
 
“Troost displays a level of sophistication rarely found in travel writing.  His humor is spot on, and one needs humor when reading about the loss of indigenous culture in the Marquesas, the urban sprawl of Tahiti, and the notion that Kiribati as a nation may soon be subsumed by the Pacific Ocean. Acquire this book by any means possible.”
—Library Journal

“[Troost] crafts exquisite paragraphs that capture the seductive beauty of the islands”
—National Geographic Traveler

Praise for the hardcover



Troost's sly wit permeates the narrative, propelling his saga out of the ranks of many recovery memoirs. The authorl“2