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Island Fruit Remedy

What might it take for a spurned fantasist to find hearth and home?

On the Key, Wood encounters women with the names and personalities of tropical fruit. Each holds a mirror up to his romantic ideas, and with one, he forms a deep connection.

But the mystery of the elusive Papaya is a fantasy he can’t set aside, and it threatens to destroy everything—until, in his greatest moment of need, Wood conjures the ultimate teacher . . .

With burlesque flair and keen insight, Island Fruit Remedy rewards the reader with an unexpectedly sober discovery about the creative act of finding and keeping love.

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About Island Fruit Remedy

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Q: Our protagonist, Wood, is a fantasist. It takes him some time to see his romantic fantasies for what they are. One has to wonder: do you write from experience?

RS: If you’re going for the truth, there’s no other way.


Q: It’s a difficult journey for him, but he finds home and hearth.

RS: He does. In a way, Island Fruit Remedy is a counterstatement to Rin, Tongue and Dorner. Wood finds what Dorner does not. The remedy is truthful to me, because that’s how I experienced it. Finding home and hearth is difficult if it’s not part of your childhood.

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Project Cover, Ramón Alejandro, La Nature insatiable du désir, 2004. Acrylic on canvas, signed, 130 x 100 cm.

Ch. 1, Ramón Alejandro, La Fonction du mal dans l’ordre universel, 2004. Oil on canvas, signed, 65 x 81 cm.

Ch. 2, Ramón Alejandro, Mañunga, 1998. Oil on canvas, signed, 60 x 81 cm.

Ch. 3, Ramón Alejandro, La Naturaleza de la Luz, 1989. Oil on canvas, signed, 54 x 73 cm.

Ch. 4, Ramón Alejandro, Agó Laroye, 1997. Oil on canvas, signed, 97 x 130 cm.

Ch. 5, Ramón Alejandro, Las Edades del hombre, 2002. Oil on canvas, signed, 40 x 75 cm.

Ch. 6, Ramón Alejandro, Tránsito de la mirada, 1998. Oil on canvas, signed, 76 x 101.5 cm.

Ch. 7, Ramón Alejandro, La Conquista del Espacio, 1995. Oil on canvas, signed, 110 x 148 cm.

Ch. 8, Ramón Alejandro, Los Deseos terrenales, 1993. Oil on canvas, signed on back, 97 x 130 cm.

Ch. 9, Ramón Alejandro, L’Origine dépendante de tous les phénomènes, 2004. Acrylic on canvas, signed, 110 x 173 cm.

Ch. 10, Ramón Alejandro, El Gran Teatro del mundo, 1998. Oil on canvas, signed, 40 x 51 cm.

Cast of Players Cover , Ramón Alejandro, La otra orilla, 2000. Oil on canvas, signed, 38 x 56 cm.

Book, p. 1, Ramón Alejandro, Le Mécanisme de la multiplication des désirs, 2000. Oil on canvas, signed, 90 x 120 cm.

Book, p. 1, Ramón Alejandro, Le Mécanisme de la multiplication des désirs, 2000. Oil on canvas, signed, 90 x 120 cm.

Book, p. 2, Ramón Alejandro, El Mundo de las Ideas, 1998. Oil on canvas, signed, 65 x 81 cm.

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The multimedia version of Island Fruit Remedy combines Rich’s novel with animations created from the whimsical paintings of Ramón Alejandro.

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Acclaim for Island Fruit Remedy

“Original and thought-provoking. It will leave you in awe.”
—Elizabeth Sagan
@elizabeth_sagan
“Shapero displays an impressive command of the unconscious.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Such a delightful and juicy read!!”
—Rudrashree Makwana, Goodreads
“The writing was beautiful, with rich lyrical images that draw you in.”
—Bethany, Goodreads
“A wild read.”
—Glenn Stenquist, Goodreads
“Interesting!!!”
—Saima in NYC, Amazon
“Well written, great imagination.”
—Chris Ruhnke, Goodreads

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Rich Shapero is an author, writer, and musician whose novels are available in hardcover, as ebooks (on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books and Google Books), and in the TooFar Media app for iOS and Android (on the Apple App Store and Google Play). His titles include Dreams of Delphine, The Slide That Buried Rightful, Dissolve, Island Fruit Remedy, Balcony of Fog, Rin, Tongue and Dorner, Arms from the Sea, The Hope We Seek, Too Far, and Wild Animus. Use this site to learn more about Rich Shapero and his work.
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