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<p>in A Triumphant Fusion Of Fiction And History, Award-winning Author Lawrence Thornton Re-creates A Terrible Tragedy At Sea And Takes The Reader On An Unforgettable Voyage Through The Human Heart. Thornton Brilliantly Reveals How The Repercussions Of Small And Large Actions Can Haunt Even The Deepest Of Friendships For Generations. <p> <i>sailors On The Inward Sea</i> Recounts The Desperate Time When The Stately British Minesweeper <i>brigadier,</i> Blinded By Thick Fog In The North Sea, Crashes Into A German Submarine In A Horrifying Accident. When An Altercation Between The Enemies Ensues And The <i>brigadier</i>'s Prodigy, A Talented Young Ensign, Is Fatally Shot, The Captain, Fox-bourne, Orders A Retreat, Deliberately Leaving Dozens Of German Sailors To Die In The Frigid Waters. <p> Although Captain Fox-bourne's Murderous Judgment Is Called Into Question In A Military Court, When He Is Found Innocent, A Passionate Witness To The Incident Decides To Take Matters Into His Own Hands. This Witness -- None Other Than The Great Novelist Joseph Conrad, A Former Sailor Himself And A Guest-observer On The <i>brigadier</i> -- Writes An Account Of The Conflict In Order To Give The Capta

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Author

Thornton, Lawrence

Publisher

Beyond Words/Atria Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743260077

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Adventure, Literary Fiction