Description
Product ID: | 9780099542193 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Depths |
Authors: | Author: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson |
Page Count: | 528 |
Subjects: | Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Sweden, 20th century |
Description: | Select Guide Rating October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings for the Swedish navy. Close to where soundings are taken, Lars rows out to a barren reef, presumed uninhabited, and discovers a young woman there. October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings for the Swedish navy. He is obsessed with measurement and precision, instincts reflected in his comfortable but cold relationship with his wife. Close to where soundings are taken, Lars rows out to a barren reef, presumed uninhabited, and discovers a young woman there. Despite her almost feral appearance, Sara stirs something in him. The mission is a success and the Svea returns to Gothenburg. Lars, however, remains haunted by this chance encounter, and feels compelled to return... |
Imprint Name: | Vintage |
Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-02-04 |