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Highlights
- In the fall of 1810, Eamon McGrath wakes up in the hold of a ship far out at sea.
- Author(s): Jon Howe
- 268 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Sea Stories
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Book Synopsis
In the fall of 1810, Eamon McGrath wakes up in the hold of a ship far out at sea. Stolen from his New England life and family, he has been shanghaied to work aboard a merchant vessel, replacing crew lost to the British Navy. As Eamon circles the globe, he survives a terrible beating, storms, and shipwreck.
Eamon's bitterness nearly consumes him, until he finds the beauty of this planet undeniable and essential and joins the brotherhood of the sea. Profoundly changed by a journey filled with perseverance, discovery, and love, what will he find if he makes it home again?
Review Quotes
"Jon Howe has created a narrative that is at once gripping and eminently human. . . . A remarkable debut novel." -Greg Fields, Author of Through the Waters and the Wild
"In a moment, I found myself on board, high in the creaking rigging of a square rigger, deep in the restlessness of the high seas, awash in the well-written words of Jon Howe's first novel." -Jim Lawrence, Author of Callused Hands, Hungry Heart