Publisher's Synopsis
Captain Jack Pistol was a pirate, so he made his money when you could keep it. His swashbuckling days may be over but not his adventures. When he falls in love with a portrait on a poster, he quickly becomes embroiled in the tumultuous quirky life of an isolated "banana republic" with its unfathomable politics, mistaken identities, dueling divas, theater rivalries and general mayhem.In his pursuit of the incomparable Madame Mona Mercy Moo he encounters a host of entertaining characters. Among them are El Supremo, the leader of Bananazu and the impresario Captain C. Jasper Corkscrewe with his devious henchman, Smellez La Feete. Then there are the zany Don Juan Fiasco Y Tabasco, director of the Teatro Fiasco, his star Hedda Lettice, the husband-seeker Lolo La Bow-Wow and the Casino-and-Honeymoon-Hotspot owner, Mal de Mario.And what will become of the idyllic island of Bananazu when El Supremo slips on a banana peel and changes all the rules-can it really ever again be just another day in paradise?
