We, the Drowned is an enthralling tale bursting with humour and drama, which chronicles the irresistible pull of the sea and the fate of those who venture forth in search of its distant horizons. The year is 1848 and Denmark is at war with Germany. A fierce battle between the two navies culminates in the tremendous explosion of one of the Danish warships, killing most of the crew. The eccentric sailor Laurids Madsen has a miraculous escape when he is propelled up to the sky but lands safely on h is feet. The experience changes Laurids, and after the war he returns not to his family, but to the anonymity of the high seas. At home in the Danish port of Marstal, his wife waits a year and then another but after three years, with no grave to mour n beside she finally accepts that he has been swallowed by the sea. Years later young Albert Madsen sets off in search of his father on a voyage that will take him to the furthest reaches of the globe and into the clutches of the most nefarious compa ny. From the barren rocks of Newfoundland to the lush plantations of Samoa, from the roughest bars in Tasmania, to the frozen coasts of northern Russia, We, the Drowned spans four generations, two world wars and a hundred years. In the great traditio n of Melville, Conrad and Stevenson it is an epic story of adventure, courage, ruthlessness and passion. It is a magnificent story of war, of fathers and sons, of the women they leave behind, and above all, of the sea. Parametre:
