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Title: Rough Passage to London
Subtitle: A Sea Captain's Tale
Author: Robin Lloyd
Narrator: David Beckett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-20-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Lyme, Connecticut, early nineteenth century. Elisha Ely Morgan is a young farm boy who has witnessed firsthand the terror of the War of 1812. Troubled by a tumultuous home life ruled by the fists of their tempestuous father, Ely's two older brothers have both left their pastoral boyhoods to seek manhood through sailing. One afternoon, the Morgan family receives a letter with the news that one brother is lost at sea; the other is believed to be dead. Scrimping as much savings as a farm boy can muster, Ely spends nearly every penny he has to become a sailor on a square-rigged ship, on a route from New York to London - a route he hopes will lead to his vanished brother, Abraham.
Learning the brutal trade of a sailor, Ely takes quickly to sea-life, but his focus lies with finding Abraham. Following a series of cryptic clues regarding his brother's fate, Ely becomes entrenched in a mystery deeper than he can imagine. As he feels himself drawing closer to an answer, Ely climbs the ranks to become a captain, experiences romance, faces a mutiny, meets Queen Victoria, and befriends historical legends such as Charles Dickens in his raucous quest.
Members Reviews:
Patrick O'Brien fans will love this book!
As a die-hard Patrick O'Brien fan, I was thrilled to read a tale so well written of the seamen and life of commercial sail in the mid 1800s. No huge ship to ship battles, but as all Patrick O'Brien fans know, it's the intimate details of daily life at sea and shore, the arrivals and departures, the challenges of weather, crew, passengers and ships that we seek to experience and enjoy from the comfort of our arm-chairs, beach-chairs or bed. The search for a lost brother is a nice way to add a sense of mission to the writing, which moves along quickly from shore to shore. Robin knows his history and his ships, and his ability to take us back to that time is terrific!
Swift Atlantic Transit(s)
A very well-written novel and a terrific read. In the interest of full disclosure, I have had the distinct pleasure of several golfing weekends with the author. When he told me of his first venture as a writer (as compared to a journalist), I was politely intrigued. During a 40-minute ride back from one of our outings that ended in a downpour that would have scarcely dampened Captain Morgan's oilskins, I learned of Robin Lloyd's passionate quest for first-hand knowledge of his seafaring ancestors.
I purchased the book and fully expected it to be much like the numerous Patrick O'Brien sagas that so intrigued my own father. Delightedly, I can truthfully say it was that...and so much more. This was a book I had great difficulty putting down.
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Title: Rough Passage to London
Subtitle: A Sea Captain's Tale
Author: Robin Lloyd
Narrator: David Beckett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-20-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Lyme, Connecticut, early nineteenth century. Elisha Ely Morgan is a young farm boy who has witnessed firsthand the terror of the War of 1812. Troubled by a tumultuous home life ruled by the fists of their tempestuous father, Ely's two older brothers have both left their pastoral boyhoods to seek manhood through sailing. One afternoon, the Morgan family receives a letter with the news that one brother is lost at sea; the other is believed to be dead. Scrimping as much savings as a farm boy can muster, Ely spends nearly every penny he has to become a sailor on a square-rigged ship, on a route from New York to London - a route he hopes will lead to his vanished brother, Abraham.
Learning the brutal trade of a sailor, Ely takes quickly to sea-life, but his focus lies with finding Abraham. Following a series of cryptic clues regarding his brother's fate, Ely becomes entrenched in a mystery deeper than he can imagine. As he feels himself drawing closer to an answer, Ely climbs the ranks to become a captain, experiences romance, faces a mutiny, meets Queen Victoria, and befriends historical legends such as Charles Dickens in his raucous quest.
Members Reviews:
Patrick O'Brien fans will love this book!
As a die-hard Patrick O'Brien fan, I was thrilled to read a tale so well written of the seamen and life of commercial sail in the mid 1800s. No huge ship to ship battles, but as all Patrick O'Brien fans know, it's the intimate details of daily life at sea and shore, the arrivals and departures, the challenges of weather, crew, passengers and ships that we seek to experience and enjoy from the comfort of our arm-chairs, beach-chairs or bed. The search for a lost brother is a nice way to add a sense of mission to the writing, which moves along quickly from shore to shore. Robin knows his history and his ships, and his ability to take us back to that time is terrific!
Swift Atlantic Transit(s)
A very well-written novel and a terrific read. In the interest of full disclosure, I have had the distinct pleasure of several golfing weekends with the author. When he told me of his first venture as a writer (as compared to a journalist), I was politely intrigued. During a 40-minute ride back from one of our outings that ended in a downpour that would have scarcely dampened Captain Morgan's oilskins, I learned of Robin Lloyd's passionate quest for first-hand knowledge of his seafaring ancestors.
I purchased the book and fully expected it to be much like the numerous Patrick O'Brien sagas that so intrigued my own father. Delightedly, I can truthfully say it was that...and so much more. This was a book I had great difficulty putting down.