Mark Helprin is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of Paris in the Present Tense, Winter’s Tale, In Sunlight and in Shadow, A Soldier of the Great War, Freddy and Fredericka, The Pacific, Swan Lake, Ellis Island, Memoir from Antproof Case, and numerous other works.
“Helprin excels at creating three-dimensional characters, and
Rensselaer is a man of high moral character driven by a deep sense
of humanity with a Shakespearean reference always at the ready.
Helprin masterfully blends adrenaline and heart while the plot
pieces fall into place like tumblers in a lock. Military
aficionados will appreciate detailed descriptions of weaponry and
tactics, while lovers of exquisite prose will be captivated by
Rensselaer’s profundity.”
*Booklist, *starred* review*
“Helprin’s love letter to the old Navy and all the old virtues that
it relied upon to protect our great country and give us peace and
the opportunity for a good life . . . Throughout the novel, we
learn that seemingly impossible acts of bravery and courage are
possible and are remembered in the annals of eternity.”
*National Review*
“A grand epic . . . every situation is thoroughly set up, providing
technical how and emotional why, intellectual why, political why.
No blind corners here, no unreliable narrators . . .
Inspirational.”
*New York Journal of Books*
“War, love, and the sea intermix in this novel of bravery and
conscience . . . the action is terrific . . . Fans of war stories
and nautical tales will enjoy this one.”
*Kirkus*
“Mark Helprin’s brilliant, swiftly paced epic—a sea, war, and love
story—is a moral statement for our time, taking its place in
literary history alongside James Jones’ From Here to Eternity and
Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead.”
*Quarterdeck Magazine*
Mark Helprin is the most compelling novelist in America today...a
story of great heroism.
*Mike Pence, American Politician*
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