The Restless Sea

The Restless Sea
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An epic story of changing times, courage and a love story only made possible by war. ‘A rich and skilful novel dramatizing how the war changed so many lives’ Elizabeth BuchanFor Jack, orphaned and homeless after the Blitz, a new life begins in the Merchant Navy. As he waits for the ships to gather in a secret Scottish harbour, he meets Olivia – adrift from her sheltered home, yet relishing her new freedoms.Before the war, they would never have met. But these are extraordinary times, and the only choice is to live like there is no tomorrow.Praise for this epic, heart-rending debut:‘An emotional and memorable read’ Woman’s Own‘A story about class changing conventions, as much as it is a war story . . . De Haan writes with depth and compassion’ Times‘The sure-footedness of a pro – a remarkable debut’ Jeffrey Archer

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Vanessa de Haan. The Restless Sea

Copyright

Dedication

Hymn

Prologue

CHAPTER 1. Jack

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3. Charlie

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5. Olivia

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8. Jack

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10. Charlie

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12. Olivia

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14. Charlie

CHAPTER 15. Olivia

CHAPTER 16. Jack

CHAPTER 17. Charlie

CHAPTER 18. Jack

CHAPTER 19. Olivia

CHAPTER 20. Jack

CHAPTER 21. Charlie

CHAPTER 22. Jack

CHAPTER 23. Charlie

CHAPTER 24. Olivia

CHAPTER 25. Jack

CHAPTER 26. Olivia

CHAPTER 27. Charlie

CHAPTER 28. Olivia

CHAPTER 29. Charlie

CHAPTER 30. Olivia

CHAPTER 31. Jack

CHAPTER 32. Charlie

CHAPTER 33. Olivia

Historical Note

Acknowledgements

We, Who Live Now

About the Author

About the Publisher

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To my weird, wonderful and extensive family

– you know who you are –

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Carl catches up with Jack on the bridge. The sky has lightened to a pale grey, and there is an eerie mist like a sheen on the river. They are dockside before first call-on, down where the cavernous warehouses and towering chimneys loom reddy-orange in the watery light. The familiar thud and crash of boat and barge mingles with the shouts and curses of men. Jack hears the warning to look out as an unsecured load crashes to the ground, sees the glint of metal as another worker digs his sharp case hook into a sack, savours the smell of coffee and cocoa beans on his tongue.

Today there is a shipment of bananas. Jack watches the green bunches trundle down from the ship’s holds on creaky conveyor belts. A man with a horse and cart waits patiently while the first lot of fruit is loaded on to trolleys for the waiting trains and lorries. Carl and Jack have worked with this man before. Once the bulk of the bananas have gone, they help him place the fruit into wooden crates and pack them around with straw. The conveyor belt creaks and squeaks and groans. Jack glances up to the gunwale of the ship, but the gold-toothed sailor is not there. The sailors looking back at him have skin the colour of the roasted chestnuts that he sometimes buys as a treat for Betsy in the winter, their white teeth flashing like chalk on slate.

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