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Signals of Distress
Signals of Distress
Author: Jim Crace
Its Winter 1836, and the Belle of Wilmington discharges its doomed crew on Wherrytown. Little daunted, the Captain and his sailors flirt, drink and brawl their way through the village, marooned along with Aymer Smith, a virgin and a blunderer in search of a wife. As vivid and alive as characters by Dickens, these men play out their dreams agains...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780330453349
ISBN-10: 0330453343
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Picador USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Fun, quick and well-written read.
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This was a poignant and thoughtful book. Aymer Smith reminded me a little of Eugene Henderson in Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King. Both characters try so hard to do the right thing, and often their efforts make things worse. I liked the interactions between Aymer Smith and the townspeople of Wherrytown and the American sailors.