Walter Theriault

Fire on Board: the Adventures of a Young Commercial Fisherman Walter Theriault

A captivating and heartwarming book based on true stories and real-life events that happened during the author's early fishing career, when he was just fifteen. He had hired on as mate on board a small, wooden boat, which used a gasoline engine as its power-supply; his first job as a commercial fisherman. During just his second trip, the boat caught on fire in the middle of the night and had to be abandoned. There were no other boats around, and there was no lifeboat, fire fighting equipment, or lifebelts on board . . . In his new book, Fire On Board, he draws on that experience, and his knowledge of the sea, which was personally acquired from a life-time of following it. In a lighthearted and informal writing style, he takes you along as you both revisit that life-and-death conflict with the sea. He gives you a front-row seat right on board the boat, and you'll surely be sitting on the edge of it as the action unfolds. Real-life live action literally jumps from the pages, and you'll almost be able to hear the sounds and follow the sights of the sea: Seagulls soaring and squawking as they wait for the boat to upset and provide them with a feast of fresh-off-the-boat fish; ships sounding their dismal warnings into the black-fog of night. You're sure to laugh; you might even cry, but one thing is certain: Whether you're a child of 9, or a child at heart and only 99, you'll love these heartwarming stories about life on the sea?