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After emigrating to Canada, Hans is duped into crewing on one last voyage across the Pacific on a tramp steamer. After the ship hits an uncharted reef, Hans ends up afloat alone in a little dinghy on a wide and empty ocean. His ride, the Timmerman, had already steamed past Hawaii, and Hans’s only hope is to make his way to the Marshall Islands. Then he’ll get back to his wife and baby, if they haven’t died in the 1940 invasion of Holland. Hans is furious. He vows to get revenge on the man who duped him, a man who is probably already dead. Then he vows he’ll never go to sea again, if only he can get off it first. After weeks at sea, he lands on a tropical island. There he must still face the dangerous elements. But the greater danger lies within. After losing everything, what can a man cling to? At a recent writer’s workshop, editor/fiction writer/poet Dave Margoshes (I’m Frankie Sterne) wrote this about the story's first 15 pages: “an intriguing opening to a novel that definitely passes the ‘want to read more’ test.” An adult book, 260 pages, heavily researched, and ready to sail.
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