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Driven from his rural home for insulting the village priest, young Jake Thomas boards a freighter in New Orleans, entering the exotic world of a ship and the sea. As the vessel sails into the sultry Southern Hemisphere, Jake encounters bizarre characters and courageously faces danger, but falters when the voyage turns into a spiritual and emotional odyssey.
Under the stern navigational tutelage of the captain and second mate, Jake, a midshipman, struggles to master the three star fix, even as he abandons his moral compass in the back-alleys of the South American ports. In Valparaiso, the mariner's Mecca, Jake follows the wicked sailor Fletcher into an intoxicating labyrinth of pleasure and violence, resulting in heartrending retribution homebound.
On Jake's maiden voyage, he delights in the wonders of the wide outer world while navigating a rocky inner passage of beauty, desire and love.
About the Author
Joe Jablonski grew up in Nebraska, graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He sailed as deck officer, tramping through South America, Africa and the Mediterranean, fighting ice-flows in Alaska and hauling general cargo through Asia. The last ten years of his career was spent as captain of a nine hundred foot containership plying the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the Arabian Sea. He studied literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska and has a Master's degree in International Business from Portland State University. Mr. Jablonski lives with his family in Portland, Oregon.
Three Star Fix,Joseph Jablonski,Gardenia Press,0972234926,Fiction - General,Literary
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