I almost put this one down when I got bogged down in boat and fisherman’s unfamiliar vocabulary early on. For someone really not acquainted with that world it was like reading a foreign language. But the characters drew me in so I powered through and appreciated the story and the author’s skillful descriptions by the end.

The author is overly wordy when he discusses his characters' philosophies of life, but the description of the storm at sea is spellbinding. It is good enough for vacation reading. The copy I read was on a shelf in a house by the sea.

4.5/5.0

Gorgeous story in a gorgeous setting with complex characters & incredible insights into life. Will definitely read more by this author. My only criticism is that sometimes the sentences are strangely written, in a rather 19th century way, that makes it a bit hard to understand. On the other hand the writing itself is quite often so gorgeous I found myself re-reading sentences, or even paragraphs, bc they were so stunning. All in all, excellent.