We, The Drowned

Medium Trade Paperback. 693 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Vintage, UK, 2011. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, whose inhabitants have sailed the world's oceans aboard freight ships for centuries. Spanning over a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War, and from the barren rocks of Newfoundland to the lush plantations of Samoa, from the roughest bars in Tasmania, to the frozen coasts of northern Russia, We, the Drowned spins a magnificent tale of love, war, and adventure, a tale of the men who go to sea and the women they leave behind. Ships are wrecked at sea and blown up during wars, they are places of terror and violence, yet they continue to lure each generation of Marstal men--fathers and sons--away. Strong, resilient, women raise families alone and sometimes take history into their own hands. There are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, devastating tragedies, and miraculous survivals--everything that a town like Marstal has actually experienced, and that makes We, the Drowned an unforgettable novel, destined to take its place among the greatest seafaring literature. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Action & Adventure; ISBN/EAN: 9780099512967. Inventory No: 24020030. Paperback

Product Info

ISBN: 0099512963

ISBN-13: 9780099512967

Publisher: Vintage

Year: 2011

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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