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Out of print since its initial appearance in 1964, Harris's absorbing second novel (after Private Demons) adeptly combines intrigue and introspection in a gripping existential odyssey for the ages. Rejecting his straitlaced Mormon upbringing, ex-con and merchant seaman Larry Backus is adrift in every sense when his tramp steamer is caught up in a chaotic battle at sea, unmooring him from his past. Badly burned and fei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More