What if, in the greatest sea war in history, it's love that hits you? And what if the peace that follows is even deadlier?
At 25 Jack is unsure of his place in the the world, caught in the middle of one of the great battles of WW2, as surgeon on a Naval cruiser on the North Atlantic
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A throwaway remark from a fellow crew member starts a chain of events that will change his life for ever.
Gradually their lives become more intertwined, but Jack’s defences take longer to crumble. An impulsive decision which saves his friend’s life forces him to face the truth. When he is in turn rescued from near certain death, it seems that their fates are now linked for good, despite the suspicion of Jack’s fellow officers, and the hostility of his family.
Ten years later, we find them lovers sharing an apparently enviable life. But behind this idyll new threats are looming. Will they escape or overcome them, or will they be destroyed?
Whether against the terrible beauty of the North Atlantic, or the more insidious poetry of 1950s suburban England, this is a story of the quest for love, and the fight to defend it.
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