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The Wreck of the Mary Deare (Hardcover)

by Hammond Innes (Author)
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One March night, the MARY DEARE, an enormous leaking freighter, looms out of a rising gale to nearly capsize a salvage yacht in the English Channel. The skipper of the yacht boards the MARY DEARE to find that it has been set afire and abandoned by its crew. The only one left is a half-mad captain whose future lies with his battered boat. Narrator Bill Wallis perfectly captures the intensity of one of Hammond Innes's best mystery/adventure stories. It's all here in Wallis's nuanced delivery--the bone-deep exhaustion and edgy craziness of the DEARE's captain; the skipper's youthful high spirits and then his dawning awareness of danger and mystery; the storm itself, whipped into furious presence by Wallis's staccato delivery. This is wonderful stuff brilliantly told. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars for easy sailing fiction, this is as good as it gets!, Mar 11 2002
By secret squirrel (hoy miami; manana buenos aires) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wreak Of The Mery Dance (Paperback)
Classic! Like several other reviewers, I just stumbled on an ancient paperback copy of this in a used bookstore, and what a little treasure it is! hard to believe that in 1956 you could pick this book up for just 35 cents, the same book I just bought for 2.50 (though at a mere 4.7% compound interest I guess it's just as well I bought it now, and not in 1956). I'm so happy to see it's still available; keep your expectations low and this is a fast-moving, cleanly written little sailing adventure that stands the test of time; absolutely perfect vacation, travel, or relaxing read. If you're looking for more: I still have not read the highly touted classic 'Riddle of the Sands' but I imagine it's very similar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars OutstandingAdventure Storry, Expert writing, Movie Potential, Jan 6 1999
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This review is from: Wreak Of The Mery Dance (Paperback)
My wife picked up this book in a used bookstore in Seward,Alaska, while on a bike trip. We were looking for a cheep read and were shocked that we had bumbled onto a timeless classic. Half way through my wife, who is a professor and creative writer herself, got so exhited about the storry that she cut the book in half so that I could start on the beginning half of the book. The storry is outstanding (and I generally am not a fan of maritime themes), the writing rivals the great authors of the century, and the research is flawless. A must read. It is the second best book that I have ever read, behind "To Whome the Bell tolls"....this one is a lot less depressing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A story of a man's struggle for his reputation., April 4 1998
This review is from: Wreak Of The Mery Dance (Paperback)
This is one of Innes' best novels. The story is narrated by one John Sands who happens to be on the ship "Mary Deare" accidentaly. He helps the captain Mr. Patch to save the ship. He is intrigued by the captain's weird behaviour. The plot thickens as many things come out in the enquiry. Its the captain's word against that of the first officer Higgins and that of the rest of the surviving crew. They accuse Patch of making them abandon the ship, whereas he claims to have been mugged and left on board by the crew. Besides there is a tidy sum of the marine insurance claim. Also Captain Patch has a record of losing a ship before under similar circumstances. These things together make a superb tale of courage, endurance and mental strength. The book has been crafted very well even though it has a somewhat stereotyped plot. The two protagonists, Patch and Sands, have been etched very well. The development of their relationship in their journeys of stress and trial is very well done. All in all a very good book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read
Outstanding book perhaps the best ever written by Innes. Innes has the ability to form a character in the readers mind in fewer words than most writers. Read more
Published on Feb 23 1998

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