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Category: Fiction
Driftwood for a Fireplace in Ernest Hemingway’s “Islands in the Stream”
On a cold, clear blue morning I fastened a sun bleached piece of wood to my bicycle and rode it … More
Scylla and Charybdis as Glowing Deep-Sea Squids in Latvian Children’s Book “Ocean and Desert”
Homer’s horrible creatures, Scylla and Charybdis, keep re-appearing in many stories of the Sea Library. One of the books with … More
Review: Ernest Hemingway “Islands in the Stream”
On July 2, sixty years ago, American writer Ernest Hemingway shot himself. Among all else he left a nearly finished book.
“The Secret of Black Rock” by Joe Todd-Stanton
Erin is fascinated by the legend of Black Rock. It is huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy boats. But are the tales really true? One day Erin sneaks on board her mother’s fishing boat to find out.
“The Frozen Sea” by Piers Torday
It is 1984 and forty years since Simon, Patricia and Evelyn and Larry first stepped through a magical library door into the enchanted world of Folio. When Patricia’s daughter, Jewel, makes a mysterious discovery in an old bookshop, she begins a quest that will make her question everything she thought she knew. Summoned to Folio, she must rescue a missing prince, helped only by her pet hamster and a malfunctioning robot. Their mission to the Frozen Sea will bring them face-to-face with a danger both more deadly and more magnificent than they ever imagined.
“Night Surfing” by Fiona Capp
There are some summers, like there are some waves, that can never be forgotten. Hannah has dropped out of university to learn how to ‘walk on water’. At Ruben’s Cafe at the end of the Peninsula, she meets Jake, who has demons of his own and dreams of surfing the night. They come from different worlds but what brings them together is a love affair with the sea.
“Umi: The Hawaiian Boy Who Became a King” by Robert Lee Eskridge
For Umi, life on the lush and colorful islands of Hawaii is about as average as it can be. As commoners, he and his brothers spend their days weeding the taro field, fishing in the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, and dreaming of the delicious foods and thrilling games that are reserved only for the chiefs and priests. But late one night, when everyone is supposed to be asleep, Umi’s longing for adventure gets the best of him.
“Ahab’s Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer” by Sena Jeter Naslund
From the opening line—”Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last”—you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in “Moby-Dick”, American writer Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life.
Review: “The Seas” by Samantha Hunt
“Fuck the dry land. I am a mermaid,” she says in one of the first pages. Narrator of Samantha Hunt’s debut novel “The Seas”, originally published in 2004, is a 19-year-old girl, a protagonist with a witty tomboy’s voice, living in a remote, alcoholic seaside town in North America.
Kenets Greiems “Vējš vītolos”
Skotu rakstnieka Keneta Greiema grāmata “Vējš vītolos” ir bērnu literatūras klasika. Stāsta varoņi ir draugi Ūdensžurks un Kurmis, kuri kopā ar prātīgo Āpsi mēģina pāraudzināt avantūristu un sapņotāju Krupi. “Vējš vītolos” ir tapis no gulētiešanas pasakām, ko Kenets Greiems izdomāja savam dēlam Elisteram.
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