This book vividly describes the dangers (modern) of sailing on the high seas of the Atlantic, including storms at sea.
I first read it at the recommendation of a teacher when I was in high school in the 1960's. I don't remember whether it was a classroom assignment or that teacher's attempt to broaden the perspective of a Midwestern who had never seen the sea at that point in her life (or even a body of water that she couldn't see across). It left an indelible impression of the dangers of the ocean, in particular the Atlantic (northern?). For some incomprehensible reason, I think the author's name may have begun with M.
I did run across the book a few years ago at a used book sale in paperback, which I believe it was at the time I read it. Don't ask me why I didn't buy it then, or at least adequately capture its name. As I recall, the cover had a picture of a large ship in the midst of danger.
It was not the story about a specific ship, such as the Titanic or the SS Andrea Doria. My recollection was that it was more about a working ship than a passenger liner, perhaps even a military ship, but there my memory fails certainty. I believe it was a work of fiction.
Any suggestions will be appreciated. It would indeed be fun if I can reconstruct this memory that now comes back to me every time I visit the spot where I could have recaptured it fully and did not!
Pepper
Message Edited by Peppermill on 08-12-2009 02:28 AM
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here." -- Leo Tolstoy
I have a friend who reads pirate tales -- whenever I spot a new title that looks enticing, I pass it on to her!
