Getaway [Large Print] [Hardcover]

John Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992

An Italian fisherman and his wife Rosa live in Sydney. Hard times are ahead. Their mortgaged boat may be lost and with it, their livelihood. But Rosa has a plan...to reach the coast of America from the islands of the Pacific, sailing on a beleaguered little houseboat. The plan seems almost perfect, especially when Willie appears and has his own reasons for taking a long holiday to the land of opportunity.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A master of the gripping adventure yarn -- The Daily Telegraph

'An exciting epic of the sea, written by a born storyteller -- The Daily Telegraph --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

John Harris was born in 1916. He authored the best-selling The Sea Shall Not Have Them and wrote under the pen names of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy. He was a sailor, airman, a journalist, travel courier, cartoonist and a history teacher. During the Second World War he served with two air forces and two navies. After turning to full-time writing, Harris wrote adventure stories and created a sequence of crime novels around the quirky fictional character Chief Inspector Pel. A master of war and crime fiction, his enduring fictions are versatile and entertaining. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708903304
• ISBN-13: 978-0708903308
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,253,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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