Song of the Sirens

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The story of Ernest K. Gann's ships - By: Booker, 17 Feb 2008
First published in 1968, 'Song of the Sirens' remains a maritime classic & an exceptionallly enjoyable read today.

If a man, over his lifetime, has seventeen lovers & writes a book about them, then it is a work of obsession, passion & 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 & mans relationship with the sea.

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

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

With kindest regards

B'Booker

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