A Sea Change - Softcover

Arditti, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904559212 ISBN 13: 9781904559214

Publisher: Arcadia Books, 2006

Synopsis

'A fine example of how resonant fiction based on real events can be' Economist

'Arditti succeeds in creating fiction that is morally serious, moving and intense' TLS

'Tender and perceptive... a totally absorbing read' - Daily Mail

'This moving rites-of-passage tale is as readable as it is profound' Express

'This is the story of how I became a man ...'

In May 1939, the SS St. Louis left Hamburg for Havana, carrying almost a thousand refugees from Hitler's Germany. Over the following weeks, the ship criss-crossed the ocean, buffeted alternately by hope and disappointment, as it sought asylum in a friendly port and war drew inexorably closer. Based on actual events, Michael Arditti's enthralling new novel is the memoir of one of the passengers, fifteen-year-old Karl, heir to a department store fortune. He recounts both the horror and excitement of the trip, along with his personal voyage of discovery, as he learns the truth about his family, battles Nazi crew members and plans mutiny. Most momentously, he describes his first, passionate love affair with the beautiful young Johanna.

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Review:

'A famous story, retold by Arditti with warmth, vividness and gentle wisdom' --The Times

'‘A moving and heartening story in which spirit triumphs over political barbarity’ ' --Edna O'Brien

‘'Brilliant use of a momentous journey . . . A gripping and adroit fusion of history with personal drama' --Rose Tremain

Synopsis:

'This is the story of how I became a man ...' In May 1939, the SS St. Louis left Hamburg for Havana, carrying almost a thousand refugees from Hitler's Germany. Over the following weeks, the ship criss-crossed the ocean, buffeted alternately by hope and disappointment, as it sought asylum in a friendly port and war drew inexorably closer. Based on actual events, Michael Arditti's enthralling new novel is the memoir of one of the passengers, fifteen-year-old Karl, heir to a department store fortune. He recounts both the horror and excitement of the trip, along with his personal voyage of discovery, as he learns the truth about his family, battles Nazi crew members and plans mutiny. Most momentously, he describes his first, passionate love affair with the beautiful young Johanna. "A Sea Change" is a mesmerising journey through history. A tale of dreams and betrayal, of courage and resilience, of romance and reconciliation, it unforgettably evokes an extraordinary summer in which a boy crosses the threshold from youth to maturity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904559212
• ISBN 13: 9781904559214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304