Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener was in his sixties when he began traveling frequently to the Florida Keys. One result of those visits was the novel ""Matecumbe"", named after two of the islands that comprise the town of Islamorada, located approximately half way between Miami and Key West. Never before published, ""Matecumbe"" features many of the hallmarks of Michener's best work, including detailed descriptions of place. However, the plot is much more intimate than that found in most of his large-scale, epic historical novels. Focusing on the parallel lives of a woman and her mother, both divorced, Michener spent his creative energy on character development and allegorical storytelling. Random House, his publisher, wasn't pleased, and wanted the mega-best-selling author to concentrate on producing ""heavyweight"" books like Hawaii and Centennial. ""Matecumbe"" seemed too...
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