Set during the Prohibition Era, The Fisherman, my 70,656-word novel, is the story of Daniel Constantin. He is the son of a Basque fisherman from the small fishing village of Saint Pierre in the North Atlantic, and he hates the water. His father expects him to be a fisherman like himself, but because of his weak, small frame and his constant seasickness, Daniel is miserable failure as a fisherman. … fisherman. Daniel meets Seamus Flanigan, a salty Irish rum-runner who, along with Al Capone, Bill McCoy, and many colorful characters, uses their island as a hub for smuggling Canadian and European liquor into the United States. When Flanigan offers Daniel a job on his contraband-carrying schooner for a promised fortune, Daniel sees it at as a way he could finally make a profitable living at sea. He hopes that by getting rich, he will not only win his father¿s approval, but also win the heart of a young girl he loves named Anouk. What follows is a gripping adventure in which the rum-running crew battle perilous seas, pirates, gangsters, Federal agents, and The U.S. Coast Guard. The Fisherman is an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal that leads us from Saint Pierre, to Nassau, Bahamas, to the infamous Rum Row off the coast of Long Island, to New York City. Daniel¿s story is an eternal testament to the power of never letting go of your dreams and of finding your treasures where you least expect them.
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