𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧

Author:Linda Greenlaw, 288 trang, bìa cứng có bìa áo, lỗi vệt bẩn trang lót chi tiết xem hình
The Hungry Ocean, Greenlaw’s account of a monthlong swordfishing trip over 1,000 nautical miles out to sea, tells the story of what happens when things go right — proving, in the process, that every successful voyage is a study in narrowly averted disaster. There is the weather, the constant danger of mechanical failure, the perils of controlling five sleep-, women-, and booze-deprived young fishermen in close quarters, not to mention the threat of a bad fishing run: “If we don’t catch fish, we don’t get paid, period. In short, there is no labor union.”
Greenlaw’s straightforward, uncluttered prose underscores the qualities that make her a good captain, regardless of gender: fairness, physical and mental endurance, obsessive attention to detail. But, ultimately, Greenlaw proves that the love of fishing — in all of its grueling, isolating, suspenseful glory — is a matter of the heart and blood, not the mind.