Follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson with J. Maarten Troost, the bestselling author of
The 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.
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.