Pearl River
a Wivenhoe Shipwright’s story
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.”
Jardine Press Ltd 2023
paperback
120 pages
198mm x 129mm
9 linocuts by the author (5 new)
ISBN 978-1-8382272-2-7
£8.99
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