Acts of Mutiny: A Novel Derek Beaven,
Publisher: Picador USA
ISBN: 0312241216
Edition: Paperback; 2001-03-01
Summary:
In 1959, young Ralph travels to Australia on an ocean liner with his
mother and her smooth-talking American lover, Mr. Chaunteyman. As the
three journey from England, Ralph witnesses the beginning of another
love affair--this one between two other passengers: Penny, sailing to
meet her husband in Adelaide, and Robert, a young man on his way to
work at a satellite tracking station. Along with these voyagers, the
ship is carrying a deadly cargo whose lethal potential gradually
comes to light as the Armorica sails onward. Brimming with
unforgettable descriptons of the sea, Acts of Mutiny is the story of
Ralph's own memory and what he comes to suspect is a misremembered
past--a voyage with undercurrents of sexual tension and betrayal that
offers him a glimpse of something much larger than his boy's eyes
could understand.
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