Wreck of the "Mary Deare": Amazon.ca: Hammond Innes: Books

Descriptions du produit

From AudioFile

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 --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette �dition.

Associer des mots-cl�s � ce produit

(De quoi s'agit-il ?)

Consid�rez votre mot-cl� comme une sorte d'�tiquette d�finissant parfaitement ce produit.
Les mots-cl�s aident les clients � organiser et trouver leurs articles favoris.

L'avis des consommateurs

4 �valuations

5 �toiles:		(4)
4 �toiles:		(0)
3 �toiles:		(0)
2 �toiles:		(0)
1 �toiles:		(0)

�valuation du client type

5.0�toiles sur 5 (4 �valuations de client)

Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients:

Cr�er votre propre commentaire

Commentaires client les plus utiles

5.0�toiles sur 5 for easy sailing fiction, this is as good as it gets!, Mars 11 2002

Par	secret squirrel (hoy miami; manana buenos aires) - Voir tous mes commentaires

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.

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)

5.0�toiles sur 5 OutstandingAdventure Storry, Expert writing, Movie Potential, Janv. 6 1999

Par Un client

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.

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)

5.0�toiles sur 5 A story of a man's struggle for his reputation., Avril 4 1998

Par	Aditya (korke@giasbmc.vsnl.net.in) (India) - Voir tous mes commentaires

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.

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)

Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients: Cr�er votre propre commentaire

› Lire les 4 commentaires des internautes

Commentaires client les plus r�cents

5.0�toiles sur 5 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

Publi� le F�v 23 1998

› Lire les 4 commentaires des internautes

Cherchez des articles semblables par cat�gorie

Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Action & Adventure

Chercher des articles semblables par sujet

Commentaires

Souhaitez-vous compl�ter ou am�liorer les informations sur ce produit ? Ou faire modifier les images?

Wreck of the "Mary Deare" (Hardcover)

Les d�tails du produit

Descriptions du produit

From AudioFile

Associer des mots-cl�s � ce produit

L'avis des consommateurs

Cherchez des articles semblables par cat�gorie

Chercher des articles semblables par sujet

Commentaires

Votre historique r�cent