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Recommended Reading
Having lived in Rockport, Massachusetts, at the very tip of Cape Ann, for the past twenty years, author Warren Salinger is quite familiar with the setting for his novel, "Counterclockwise". With experience both as a deep-sea sailor between Rockport and the Caribbean and as a mate aboard Cape Ann whale watch vessels, he is no stranger to the sea. He sees "Counterclockwise" as the third leg of a Cape Ann trilogy, following in the footsteps of Sebastian Junger's "The Perfect Storm" and Linda Greenlaw's "The Hungry Ocean". "Counterclockwise" is a saga of the sea and a weaving of human relationships that begins when a Rockport, Massachusetts lobsterman finds a crewless lobster boat circling at sea in a counterclockwise manner. The Coast Guard quickly discovers that the boat is registered to someone in Kittery, Maine and the story evolves, juxtaposing the power of the sea with the human spirit. The part of the novel that deals with the disappearance of whoever was aboard the "Shooting Star", takes place between Cape Ann, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Geno's Chowder House on Portsmouth's Back Channel as well as the city's landmark MORAN tugs are prominent pieces of the novel. The book moves continuously between the discovery of the phantom boat at sea and lives of its main characters. "Counterclockwise" is also a love story that deals with the pain and uselessness of war, the joys and heartaches of love, the commitment and dedication to marriage, the duty and responsibility to country. It reflects the author's many years of experience as a USAF Intelligence officer during the height of the Cold War and as the director of an international peace foundation during the years that Soviet communism crumbled and Russia began to be reborn. Salinger's writing style has been compared to an artist painting a picture. "He paints pictures with words," Ivan Kamalic, a Rockport artist, recently said. The book can be purchased at Tugboat Alley, 2 Ceres Street, Portsmouth, NH; 603.430.9556 or can be ordered via their Web site at www.tugboatalley.com. |
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