Thanksgiving in Aruba & The Caribbean: Author of Crude! A Story of Passion in Aruba Schedules Book Signing Events at Marriott's Ocean Club, Surf Club and Hotel; Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino.* Monday, November 20, 2006 - 9-11 am Marriott Ocean Club Lobby; 2-4 pm Marriott Surf Club Lobby * Tuesday, November 22, 2006 - Marriott Hotel Lobby, 2-4 pm * Thursday, November 24, 2006 - Renaissance Aruba Seductive se·duc·tive adj. Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles. Novel of Life, Love and Oil Production Sweeps Its Characters from New Jersey/New York to Boston, MA to Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , LA to Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad (English: "Orange City"), with a population of 26,355 (2000), is the capital and most important city of Aruba located on the southern coast near the western end of the island. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is often referred to simply as "Playa". - and Back Again. HACKENSACK, N.J. & ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- The release of Laura Carabello's Crude! A Story of Passion in Aruba (Publish America) is making waves nationally and internationally - and bathing the island in good news. Carabello will be visiting Aruba during the Thanksgiving holiday and conducting book signing events at Marriott's resort properties as well as Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino. Books will be available for purchase. Crude! depicts life in The ColonyCoa luxurious seaside community developed by the oil industry to house its international executive team that ran Aruba's first refinery operations, the largest in the world in the mid-twentieth century. It chronicles the revelations of its heroine as she is left alone to the siren songs of a provocative, steamy, paradise in 1960 that invites her to relinquish everything and go nativeC* "On the yet-to-be-developed Caribbean island, the novel's heroine finds herself drawn to a native way of living and loving," says Carabello, an honorary ambassador to Aruba who became intrigued by The Colony during her first visit to the island in 1975. Carabello touches the taut taut adj. taut·er, taut·est 1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight. 2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety. 3. a. disquiet that evolved from the era's interracial in·ter·ra·cial adj. Relating to, involving, or representing different races: interracial fellowship; an interracial neighborhood. , religious, and class distinctions. Based upon extensive discussions with native Arubans and former residents of the now timeworn Colony, Carabello offers a bewitching be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. depiction of the islandCoa lush, exhilarating novel that seamlessly interweaves scintillating scin·til·late v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates v.intr. 1. To throw off sparks; flash. 2. To sparkle or shine. See Synonyms at flash. 3. romance with the richness of Aruba's history, culture, and growth. Crude! A Story of Passion in Aruba is available through all bookstoresConationally and internationallyCoas well as online at www.crudebook.com, www.bn.com or www.amazon.com. Media and qualified book reviewers may request a review copy of Crude!: author@crudebook.com. Respond with name, title, name/ address of media affiliation. |
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