Making Shore is a hugely accomplished debut novel from a small Scottish publisher. It's beautifully written with incredibly well-drawn characters who you really care about and you can even hear and smell the sights and sounds of wartime Atlantic. You feel the desperation but also the incredible determination and heroism of 19 year old merchant seaman Brian Clarke. This unforgettable and gripping novel takes its inspiration from reminiscences of merchant seaman Brian Clarke. A survivor of the Sithonia sinking, Brian, 86, was keen to highlight the great risks taken by Merchant Navy sailors to support the military war effort and keep supply lines open across the vast expanse of the Atlantic. Being based on a true event from the second World War this book is a port hole through which you can view a crucial part of WWII.
"Brian is an old family friend and though I had always been aware that he had survived a terrible ordeal during the war, I had no idea of its extraordinarily rich potential as the basis for a novel," explained Sara Allerton.
"In consequence, we had many long and detailed conversations about his experiences and in writing Making Shore, I tried to capture the essence of Brian’s story and weave together its horrors with the emotional drama it inspired in me.”
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WINNER: 2011 PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE. Torpedoed by a German U-boat, adrift on the open ocean, gravely weakened and slowly dying of thirst - the odds of making shore are lengthening with each gruelling hour. Deliverance from the decaying lifeboat will take something far more remarkable than sheer endurance. And after survival at sea, yet more anguish lies in wait. Based on a true incident in 1942. aDignified yet compellinga packs an enormous emotional wallopa-Mark Thornton, Costa Award judge 2010. aA novel of raw intensity and startling emotional powera-Lancashire Evening Post. "e;A remarkable imaginative achievement"e;--Edward Stourton. "e;Destined to become a true maritime classic "e;--Angus Konstam. "e;A brilliantly conceived story of endurance and romance"e;--Lord Butler."e;A powerful and remarkable novel"e;--Army Children Archive. "e;Elevated to the realms of the truly memorable"e;--Simon Appleby, Bookgeeks.
Making Shore features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations, General Fiction
Making Shore is available in Ebook, Paperback
Making Shore was written by Sara Allerton and published by Saraband
£16.95
