Breakers

by William B. McCloskey

Hank Crawford has come far from his days as a greenhorn. A skipper with his own boat and crew, he's taken on a whole new set of responsibilities-a third child, a brand-new boat, a dream house-and plenty of bank loans. It all seems manageable as long as the seemingly endless hauls of crab and salmon keep flowing in.
Then, suddenly as a winter squall, trouble hits. Hank's boat is damaged; his youngest child falls ill; a devastatingly poor crab season brings little income, salmon prices plummet. During a trip to Japan, a troubled Hank is tempted to compromise his business ethics to save his boat-and is drawn into a careless romance that could cost him the wife and family he loves.
Breakers gives a rich picture of the fishing life. It is also a captivating portrait of a good man at a moral crossroads.

370 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Marianne Dickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It captures the life and times of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea off of Alaska in the 1980's. Some great scenes of men against the sea. A good storyline of a young couple dealing with the hardships of that life.

[tim steinmuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review

Love the series so far, can't wait till I can read the last one.
Love reading about the places I use to live