The Water's End (Paperback)

by Christopher Hawkins (Author) "The storm sprang to life off Nova Scotia and traveled more than a thousand miles of open Atlantic before hitting land..." (more)
Key Phrases: Puerto Angel, Puerto Arista, San Cristobal (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
... Hawkins poignantly recreates the wave-riding experience... and nails the vivid imagery of the Mexican surf culture... -- Chris Towery, Eastern Surf Magazine, April 2002

... a fun read... a genuine vibe of third-world surf travel... -- Devon Howard, Longboard Magazine, March 2002

... flows like a perfectly cresting peak... a smooth and satisfying ride -- Brandon Lee, Honolulu Star Bulletin, September 16, 2001

... measured and eloquent, pulling you hand-over-hand into a page-turning exercise of obsessive-compulsive disorder. -- Scott Hulet, The Surfer's Journal, May 2002

A real page turner -- Chris Cote, Transworld Surf, Nov 2001

A triumph, a poignant and compelling narrative worthy of the cinema -- Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, Surfer Magazine

The story of a young soul-searching cavalier, constantly losing in the material world, but gaining in the spiritual... -- Carl Friedman, Surfer Magazine, May 2002

What begins as a travel tale ends up where any good journey should: where "happily ever after" leaves off. -- Marcus Sanders, Surfing Magazine, December 12, 2001

Product Description
The Water's End is the story of Rob Miner, a blue-collar kid from coastal New Jersey trying to find his place in the world. He has spent his entire life dreaming of a tropical paradise where he can forget his past and surf the blue waves that haunt him. When the story opens, his grandmother has just died, and Rob knows he has nothing left to keep him home. He heads for Pacific Mexico, and winds up in a remote corner of Oaxaca, full of white beaches and empty waves, Zapatista rebels and Mayan ruins. There he finds everything he'd always longed for, including another American traveler with whom he falls in love. Rob revels in his nirvana, but it does not last long. He soon discovers that the American girl is not who she claimed. She too is hiding from her past, and has brought trouble to Mexico. With one stroke, Rob's dreamscape is threatened, and he is on the run again, towards some painful lessons about life, love and dreaming.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552127281
• ISBN-13: 978-1552127285
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #309,090 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Debut Novel, January 22, 2002

By	"rschapiro" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Christopher Hawkins' first novel is a wonderful surprise. The beautifully descriptive story places you in Coastal Mexico, where you can practically taste the salt water and feel the sun beating down. Surfing is central to the story, but you do not have to be a surfer to appreciate the relationship of man and ocean. Hawkins describes the sensation of surfing so well, that you will believe you have done it yourself. Most importantly, however, the story grips you from the very first page. It has a refreshing lack of violence, yet still manages suspense and tension to the end. You will find yourself effortlessly immersed in the characters as you turn the pages to find out their fate.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Loved It, August 19, 2001

By	jasonp (La Jolla, Ca) - See all my reviews

This book made me want to grab my backpack and surfboard and head off into the great unknown. The scenes of Mexico and the Pacific are beautiful. I'm still thinking about it days later.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Waters End, May 29, 2004

By	Heath Nieddu (American Alley) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hawkins presents decent characters that for transparent reasons have high potential relationships that are all cut short. The ackwardness of mis-timed love served as a great backdrop while the scenary and surfing took center stage. The vividness of his discriptions of wave riding left my hair wet and made me want to read every paragraph slowly. The actual crisis was not developed as much as all the foreshadow led to believe that it would be. The coastal breezes of Mexico and Dos Equis disolved any real threats. The Waters End pushes plot to the margin to make room for things we all care about the moment we hit the water and the road: friendships along the way and waves. A great piece of fiction worth the time and purchase.