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Song of the Sirens (Paperback)

by Ernest K. Gann (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Sheridan House; New edition edition (18 Dec 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1574090925
  • ISBN-13: 978-1574090925
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 317,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"In this, his twelfth book, Gann does some of the best writing about the sea and the joys and perils of small ships that has been done in many years."


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Few men have lived such a life of such challenge and adventure as Ernest K. Gann. Song of the Sirens is the story of the ships he has sailed and owned, of his years as master of a commercial fishing vessel on the Pacific coast crossing in all manner of craft and of storms and emergencies encountered at sea. Most of all this is the story of Gann's most beloved vessels, his seventeen sirens, from the beautiful 117-ton brigantine Albatros to the incredible Butterfly-hardly more than a raft with patchwork sails-and the diminutive and flawless Thetis, who could charm even porpoises out of the sea. Filled with moments of both drama and reflective calm, Gann's ode to his seventeen sirens reveals the true romantic within every sailor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The story of Ernest K. Gann's ships, 17 Feb 2008
First published in 1968, 'Song of the Sirens' remains a maritime classic and an exceptionally enjoyable read today.

If a man, over his lifetime, has seventeen lovers and writes a book about them, then it is a work of obsession, passion and of no interest to anyone except his current lover. Unless the lovers are the seventeen 'Sirens', vessels ranging from the basic raft 'Butterfly' to the 117-ton brigantine Albatros, that become the lifelong passions of Ernest K.Gann, in which case they become a wonderfully crafted book of sailing and mans relationship with the sea.

As with Gann's other books, a rich web is woven of life, love, fate and consequence, that only adds to the salty wind blown blend of the 'Sirens' and their seductive gifts and rejections.

Highly recommended to any reader with an interest in the sea and all that sails on it.

With kindest regards

B'Booker
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5.0 out of 5 stars The story of Ernest K. Gann's ships, 17 Feb 2008
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First published in 1968, 'Song of the Sirens' remains a maritime classic and an exceptionally enjoyable read today.

If a man, over his lifetime, has seventeen lovers and writes a book about them, then it is a work of obsession, passion and of no interest to anyone except his current lover. Unless the lovers are the seventeen 'Sirens', vessels ranging from the basic raft 'Butterfly' to the 117-ton brigantine Albatros, that become the lifelong passions of Ernest K.Gann, in which case they become a wonderfully crafted book of sailing and mans relationship with the sea.

As with Gann's other books, a rich web is woven of life, love, fate and consequence, that only adds to the salty wind blown blend of the 'Sirens' and their seductive gifts and rejections.

Highly recommended to any reader with an interest in the sea and all that sails on it.

With kindest regards

B'Booker
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