Random Readers met Oct. 9 and we had our usual wonderful discussions about a wide range of books. Here is one I suggested, it is a quick and fascinating read about an event I don't know much about - the sinking of a Newfoundland passenger ferry in the Gulf of St Lawrence in the midst of WWII. Some powerful writing, and I particularly liked getting into the characters from both sides of the conflict.
Land Beyond the Sea...
In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German U-boat sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of the 237 people on board, 136 perished, including 49 civilians. In Land Beyond the Sea, bestselling author Kevin Major reimagines the events of that fateful night from the perspectives of both those aboard the doomed vessel and the German U-boat commander who gave the order. With his sharp, evocative style, Major delivers an epic work of historical fiction. Land Beyond the Sea is a powerful and empathetic testament to the acts of destruction and the acts of heroism carried out in the name of home.
Land Beyond the Sea...
In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German U-boat sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of the 237 people on board, 136 perished, including 49 civilians. In Land Beyond the Sea, bestselling author Kevin Major reimagines the events of that fateful night from the perspectives of both those aboard the doomed vessel and the German U-boat commander who gave the order. With his sharp, evocative style, Major delivers an epic work of historical fiction. Land Beyond the Sea is a powerful and empathetic testament to the acts of destruction and the acts of heroism carried out in the name of home.