Breakers : a novel

McCloskey, William B. 1928- (Author).

Summary: In this sequel to Highliners, trouble hits when Hank Crawford's boat is grounded, his youngest child falls ill, and a devastatingly poor crab season brings little income. 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781585740840
ISBN: 1585740845
Physical Description: xiv, 350 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
print
Publisher: New York : Lyons Press, c2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Sequel to: Highliners.

Formatted Contents Note:

Caldron -- Part I 1978, Alaska: -- Storm fields -- Punchbag blues -- Behaving -- Monterey babe -- Reckonings -- Winner-loser -- Crab heaven -- 1980-1981, Bering Sea, Alaska: Hank's hole -- Great game -- Nightride -- Troughs -- Japs -- April-May 1982, Japan: Japanese -- Aggression -- Male tree -- Skipper dreams -- Angers -- June-July 1982 Bristol Bay, Alaska: Go dry -- Strikebroke -- Jodyland -- Fires of July -- Jones -- Sand -- Ocean's choice.