Deep Sea

Deep Sea is set in a West Country fishing port and revolves around four people whose lives are inextricably intertwined: invalid Jeffery Kenar; his fiery, frustrated wife, Nesta; fisherman lodger, Reuben Henshall; and little maid of all work, Ruth Parnall. While Jeffery and Ruth enjoy innocent, childlike companionship, Nesta harbours an unrequited passion for Reuben. When he marries Ruth, Nesta hates all three. Though Reuben's mother had warned him of the terrible power of the sea, which Ruth also fears, Reuben buys his own smack, The Pilgrim, by borrowing unwisely. When profits prove unpredictable, distress and tragedy follow, until an unexpected visit replaces hatred with love and there is calm after the storm.


Genre: Literary Fiction