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978-0-89587-166-4
0-89587-166-1
$12.95 paperback
5 1/2" x 8"
232 pages
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Set off the treacherous Outer
Banks of North Carolina during the final days of the First World War, Hatteras
Light is the compelling story of the dedicated keepers of the
Hatteras lighthouse and their tightly knit community. For generations
these men have drawn their livelihood from the sea, served in the rescue
of shipwreck victims, and guarded seagoers from the hazardous shoals.
Their wives and daughters endure a difficult, solitary life, their
fortitude constantly tested. Loyal to one another and to a traditional
way of life, the islanders are suspicious of outsiders and censorious of
those who leave.
The insular world of these
Hatterasmen disrupts when a German U-boat reveals itself offshore,
indiscriminately sinking civilian and military vessels, challenging the
courage of the lifesavers, and signaling the dawning of a darker, less
honorable age.
Over a few crucial days, we
become intimate with these men and women, and with the German officers
aboard U-55 who have made the islanders' lives hell.
What emerges is an adventure
story full of wisdom and compassion, a novel unfailingly accurate in
portraying the struggle of man and sea, man against man, and of men and
women. Based on historical fact, Philip Gerard's novel is a powerful
book whose storytelling represents the most human tendencies in life and
art.
about the author
Philip Gerard holds an M.F.A. from the University of Arizona. He has
published three novels and several books of nonfiction. He is the former
director of the professional and creative writing program at the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Click
here for more information on Philip Gerard's other novel set along
the North Carolina coast, Cape Fear Rising.
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