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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK Known to
millions of readers of The Perfect Storm as the captain of the
Hannah Boden, sister ship to the Andrea Gail, Linda Greenlaw is
also known as one of the best sea captains on the East Coast. Here
she offers an adventure-soaked tale of her own, complete with
danger, humor, and characters so colorful they seem to have been
ripped from the pages of Moby Dick. "A beautiful book . . . a story
of triumph, of a woman not only making it but succeeding at the
highest level in one of the most male-dominated and most dangerous
professions." -- Douglas Whynott, The New York Times Book Review
"An authentic, insightful account of the intensity of captaining a
crew of strong men in an ocean which does what it wants." -- Daniel
Hays, co-author of My Old Man and the Sea "A crystal-clear account
of fishing the Grand Banks in a modern swordfish boat. Greenlaw is
an excellent captainand an excellent writer." -- John Casey, author
of Spartina
America's only female swordfish boat captain returns with this
long- awaited follow-up to the bestselling "The Hungry Ocean."
After the exploits recounted in "The Perfect Storm" and "The
Hungry Ocean" that made her a sensation, Linda Greenlaw took a ten-
year hiatus from blue-water fishing. When an old friend offered her
a captaincy on his swordboat, Greenlaw ditched her mounting bills
and headed for the sea. Full of adventure and thought-provoking
reflection, "Seaworthy" recounts her return to the beautiful and
deadly Grand Banks -from the nuances of reading weather and the
complexities of longline fishing to the surprise of landing in jail
for crossing into Canadian waters. The result is both a wild ride
and a memorable look at one woman's struggle to define her own
limits.
Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and
fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry
Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the
captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of
mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of
navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever
seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other
fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively listening,
decide to weigh in with yarns of their own.All Fishermen Are Liars
brims with true stories of the most eccentric crew member, the
funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest night at sea.
Denizens of the Dry Dock drift in and out as the bar begins to
swell with rounds of drinks and tales that increase in drama. Here
are some of the greatest fishing stories ever--all relayed by Linda
Greenlaw in her inimitable style.All Fishermen Are Liars will give
readers what they have come to love and expect from Linda
Greenlaw--luminous descriptions and edge-of-the-seat thrills. It's
the perfect book for anyone who loves fishing and the sea.
Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and
fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry
Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the
captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of
mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of
navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever
seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other
fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively listening,
decide to weigh in with yarns of their own.All Fishermen Are Liars
brims with true stories of the most eccentric crew member, the
funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest night at sea.
Denizens of the Dry Dock drift in and out as the bar begins to
swell with rounds of drinks and tales that increase in drama. Here
are some of the greatest fishing stories ever--all relayed by Linda
Greenlaw in her inimitable style.All Fishermen Are Liars will give
readers what they have come to love and expect from Linda
Greenlaw--luminous descriptions and edge-of-the-seat thrills. It's
the perfect book for anyone who loves fishing and the sea.
Declared a triumph by the New York Times Book Review, Linda
Greenlaw's first book, The Hungry Ocean, appeared on nearly every
major bestseller list in the country. Now, taking a break from the
swordfishing career that earned her a major role in The Perfect
Storm, Greenlaw returns to Isle au Haut, a tiny Maine island with a
population of 70 year-round residents, 30 of whom are Greenlaw's
relatives. With a Clancy-esque talent for fascinating technical
detail and a Keillor-esque eye for the drama of small-town life,
Greenlaw offers her take on everything from rediscovering home,
love, and family to island characters and the best way to cook and
serve a lobster. But Greenlaw also explores the islands darker
side, including a tragic boating accident and a century-old
conflict with a neighboring community. Throughout, Greenlaw
maintains the straight-shooting, funny, and slightly scrappy style
that has won her so many fans, and proves once again that fishermen
are still the best storytellers around.
After 17 years at sea, Linda Greenlaw decided it was time to take a
break from being a swordboat captain, the career that would earn
her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm and a
portrayal in the subsequent film. Greenlaw decided to move back
home, to a tiny island seven miles off the Maine coast. There, she
would pursue a simpler life as a lobsterman, find a husband, and
settle down. But all doesn't go as planned. The lobsters refuse to
crawl out from under their rocks and into the traps she and her
father have painstakingly set. Fellow islanders draw her into
bizarre intrigues, and the eligible bachelors prove even more
elusive than the lobsters. But just when she thinks things can't
get worse, something happens that forces her to reevaluate
everything she thought she knew about life, luck, and lobsters.
Filled with nautical detail and the dramas of small-town life, The
Lobster Chronicles is a celebration of family and community.
Greenlaw proves once again that fishermen are the best storytellers
around.
The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the
tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat
captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I
am a woman. I am a fisherman. . . . I am not a fisherwoman,
fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a
thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown."
Greenlaw also happens to be one of the most successful fishermen in
the Grand Banks commercial fleet, though until the publication of
Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, "nobody cared." Greenlaw's
boat, the Hannah Boden, was the sister ship to the doomed Andrea
Gail, which disappeared in the mother of all storms in 1991 and
became the focus of Junger's book.The Hungry Ocean, Greenlaw's
account of a monthlong swordfishing trip over 1,000 nautical miles
out to sea, tells the story of what happens when things go
right--proving, in the process, that every successful voyage is a
study in narrowly averted disaster. There is the weather, the
constant danger of mechanical failure, the perils of controlling
five sleep-, women-, and booze-deprived young fishermen in close
quarters, not to mention the threat of a bad fishing run: "If we
don't catch fish, we don't get paid, period. In short, there is no
labor union." Greenlaw's straightforward, uncluttered prose
underscores the qualities that make her a good captain, regardless
of gender: fairness, physical and mental endurance, obsessive
attention to detail. But, ultimately, Greenlaw proves that the love
of fishing--in all of its grueling, isolating, suspenseful
glory--is a matter of the heart and blood, not the mind. "I knew
that the ocean had stories to tell me, all I needed to do was
listen." --Svenja Soldovieri
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