Portsmouth
Spies, U-boats, and Romance on the Outer Banks

Edward P. Norvell

Portsmouth by Edward P. Norvell

Published by
Edward P. Norvell

978-0-89587-359-0
0-89587-359-1
$15.95 paperback
6 x 9
208 pages

AVAILABLE IN JUNE

In Portsmouth, we follow Kurt Sanger, a German submariner who comes ashore on Portsmouth Island, located just south of Ocracoke. Kurt's assignment is to find out what happened to the U-85 with its Enigma code machine that the Germans did not want to fall into Allied hands. While pretending to be a British officer who survived the sinking of the Bedfordshire, a British submarine hunter, Kurt meets a local girl and falls in love. Through the story of what happens to the couple during and after World War II, we learn how wounds heal and how a beautiful place becomes imprinted on the soul.

about the author
Ed Norvell is an attorney working for non-profit land trusts across the state of North Carolina. He has published Southport, a Story of Second Chances, and several short stories. He lives in Salisbury, North Carolina. He and his wife divide their time between their home in Salisbury and their home in Ocracoke.

 


 

 


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