Man Overboard
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- Synopsis
- Tim Binding is perhaps our finest chronicler of British twentieth century history through the medium of fiction. With Commander Crabb he has written the extraordinary and unlikely story of a real-life English war hero. Lionel Buster Crabb became renowned during the Second World War for his amazing feats of underwater daring. After the war he was celebrated for embodying a particular English ideal -- a love for King and Country -- that seemed to be dying out. In 1956, Commander Crabb disappeared during a visit to Britain by Nikita Khrushchev, who had arrived by ship. Some thought he has perished while attempting to inspect the Soviet vessel; others that he had been captured and made to work for the USSR. The truth remains unknown to this day, and out of this mystery Tim Binding has spun a wondrous piece of fiction -- a deeply imaginative, gently funny and profoundly stirring exploration of the idea of Englishness. It is the story of a man who has made deep personal sacrifices for the sake of higher ideals and who must, towards the end of his days, measure the cost of those sacrifices. Set largely in WWII - the same period as "Island Madness".
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 246 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780330487474
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Date of Addition:
- 10/16/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Tim Binding
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.