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The Whiskey Sea
by Ann Howard Creel
First half 3 stars...second half 3.5 stars...
It's the 1920s and Prohibition is in full swing...Frieda and her sister Bea were orphaned at a young age and taken in by a kindly old sailor named Silver. Their mother was the local prostitute who died young, most likely from syphillis. They are raised to be strong independent women by Silver, but are very different from each other. Bea is the likeable bookworm and Frieda is more mechanically inclined and passionate about the sea. Frieda's loyal childhood friend Hicks teaches her all about boat engines and her expertise opens up opportunities, one of which is rumrunning. It's lucrative and exciting and she is able to support the ailing Silver and her sister Bea's college aspirations. But she becomes a total sap when she falls for her crew mate Charles (aka 'Princeton'), a preppy dude from NYC heading to Harvard Law in the fall but defying his parents by spending the summer on the shore, hanging with the locals, breaking the law and running with smugglers (a bit strange).
The second half picks up as their smuggling adventures get more dangerous and the romance heats up. But Frieda's poor decisions eventually catch up to her and things fall apart. Her strong willed character at the beginning of the story has been taken down a notch. She is humbled and returns home to try to put the pieces together but finds that there are still people who care.
It's the 1920s and Prohibition is in full swing...Frieda and her sister Bea were orphaned at a young age and taken in by a kindly old sailor named Silver. Their mother was the local prostitute who died young, most likely from syphillis. They are raised to be strong independent women by Silver, but are very different from each other. Bea is the likeable bookworm and Frieda is more mechanically inclined and passionate about the sea. Frieda's loyal childhood friend Hicks teaches her all about boat engines and her expertise opens up opportunities, one of which is rumrunning. It's lucrative and exciting and she is able to support the ailing Silver and her sister Bea's college aspirations. But she becomes a total sap when she falls for her crew mate Charles (aka 'Princeton'), a preppy dude from NYC heading to Harvard Law in the fall but defying his parents by spending the summer on the shore, hanging with the locals, breaking the law and running with smugglers (a bit strange).
The second half picks up as their smuggling adventures get more dangerous and the romance heats up. But Frieda's poor decisions eventually catch up to her and things fall apart. Her strong willed character at the beginning of the story has been taken down a notch. She is humbled and returns home to try to put the pieces together but finds that there are still people who care.