Helprin Mark - Oceans And The Stars A Sea Story A War Story A Love Story (A Novel) - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Mark Helprin the #1 New York Times best - selling author of Winter's Tale and A Soldier ofthe Great War has returned with a fast - paced beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty honor and country; and the gift of falling in love When Stephen Rensselaer a Navy captain near the end of his career is called upon to defend the politically doomed development of a variant of the Navy's smallest ship he does so without hesitation thereby alienating the President of the United States. The program is cancelled after its first prototype Athena Patrol Coastal 15, and Rensselaer his place on the promotion list for admiral all but forgotten is given command an intended humiliation for someone of his rank. Rather than resign he carries on and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans encounters a brilliant lawyer Katy Farrar with whom he falls in love. After failed marriages for both this is a completely unexpected and exhilarating last chance. Soon thereafter he is deployed to the Persian Gulf. However while refueling and taking on provisions in Israel he discovers that his mission has been changed which subjects his integrity morality and skill to the ultimate test and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey Katy is the force that keeps Rensselaer alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles mutiny and court martial. In classic literary form an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience decency and sacrifice The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Title: Oceans And The Stars A Sea Story A War Story A Love Story (A Novel)
Author(s): Helprin Mark
Publisher: Abrams
Barcode: 9781419769085
Pages: 464 Pages
Publication Date: 10/3/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction