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Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn
Calm at Sunset Calm at Dawn
Author: Paul Watkins
Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn is a coming-of-age novel of ample beauty, insight, and intensity. — Defying the wishes of his family, James Pfeiffer -- twenty years old and newly expelled from college -- heeds the call of the open waters off the Rhode Island coast. Joining the crew of a broken-down scallop trawler, James seeks to learn the wa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312154189
ISBN-10: 0312154186
Publication Date: 10/15/1996
Pages: 288
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4.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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Paul Watkins is slowly becoming my favorite author.Calm At Sunset , Calm At Dawn is the third Watkins novel I've read and it is as good a read as the previous two were. It doesn't seem to matter what the topic , Watkins' writing has that special quality that lets me feel like I'm living the life that he describes in his books. Calm At Sunset , Calm At Dawn is the story of James Pfeiffer , a young man who decides he wants to work as a fisherman on a scallop trawler despite his parents wishes that he not follow in his fathers footsteps , a boat owner and fisherman himself. The descriptions , the dialogue and the charachters we meet are so true and accurate that I feel I'm James Pfeiffer telling the story. Calm At Sunset , Calm At Dawn is a great sea story and a coming of age story. Paul Watkins' impecable storytelling and his incredible attention to detail is what makes him an outstanding novelist.
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