Pearl River
a Wivenhoe Shipwright’s story
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James Dodds’ historical novella Pearl River is a portrait of a maritime community through the eighteenth century, told by a father and son learning their trade on the river famous for oysters, shipbuilding and fast customs cutters.
“The story is woven from a few facts gleaned from wills and parish records, threaded through with my imagining of what their lives would have been like. Most events, names and dates are real; in tribute to the people whose lives I’ve enjoyed uncovering, their stories have been spun afresh with the help of my fictional William King and his son.”
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