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Turbulent Wake
Paul E. Hardisty
Ethan Scofield returns to the place of his birth to bury his father. Hidden in one of the upstairs rooms of the old man’s house he finds a strange manuscript, a collection of stories that seems to cover the whole of his father’s turbulent life.
As his own life starts to unravel, Ethan works his way through the manuscript, trying to find answers to the mysteries that have plagued him since he was a child. What happened to his little brother? Why was his mother taken from him? And why, in the end, when there was no one else left, did his own father push him away?
Swinging from the coral cays of the Caribbean to the dangerous deserts of Yemen and the wild rivers of Africa, Turbulent Wake is a bewitching, powerful and deeply moving story of love and loss … of the indelible damage we do to those closest to us and, ultimately, of the power of redemption in a time of change.
As his own life starts to unravel, Ethan works his way through the manuscript, trying to find answers to the mysteries that have plagued him since he was a child. What happened to his little brother? Why was his mother taken from him? And why, in the end, when there was no one else left, did his own father push him away?
Swinging from the coral cays of the Caribbean to the dangerous deserts of Yemen and the wild rivers of Africa, Turbulent Wake is a bewitching, powerful and deeply moving story of love and loss … of the indelible damage we do to those closest to us and, ultimately, of the power of redemption in a time of change.
GENRE
Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
March 2019
Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
March 2019
Praise
"Written with great poise and elegance, Turbulent Wake is a big bold character-driven story so emotionally literate that it doesn’t ring with authenticity, it clamours. Hardisty doesn’t shy away from human frailty and the pain we are capable of inflicting on those we love the most. It’s in that honesty there is redemption. And, yes, it made me cry.”
Eve Seymour, author of Her Sister's Secret
"Paul E. Hardisty, known for his superlative thrillers, has bravely moved into the challenging field of literary fiction, with a son trying to understand his dead father and thus himself. There is much superb writing, as well as memorable episodes set all over the world. The author has imbued his story with deep feeling and hard-won self-knowledge."
Paul Johnston, author of the Quint Dalrymple series
"Searing... At times reaches levels of genuine poetry."
Publishers Weekly
"A round the world journey through a lifetime of regrets... intense, emotional, compelling. The writing is sublime."
Off the Shelf Books
"This is a remarkably well-written, sophisticated novel in which the people and places, as well as frequent scenes of violent action, all come alive on the page…"
Literary Review
Eve Seymour, author of Her Sister's Secret
"Paul E. Hardisty, known for his superlative thrillers, has bravely moved into the challenging field of literary fiction, with a son trying to understand his dead father and thus himself. There is much superb writing, as well as memorable episodes set all over the world. The author has imbued his story with deep feeling and hard-won self-knowledge."
Paul Johnston, author of the Quint Dalrymple series
"Searing... At times reaches levels of genuine poetry."
Publishers Weekly
"A round the world journey through a lifetime of regrets... intense, emotional, compelling. The writing is sublime."
Off the Shelf Books
"This is a remarkably well-written, sophisticated novel in which the people and places, as well as frequent scenes of violent action, all come alive on the page…"
Literary Review
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World English Language: Orenda Books