Sarah's Voyage
Jack Crawford
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(J M Crawford Publishing, July 4, 2016)
A lone stranger arrives at a remote Cornish fishing village. There he encounters the local ferry skipper and asks him about the origins of a statute of a young man sitting in the cockpit of a small boat facing out to sea. Initially the ferryman is reluctant to reveal the history fearing the tale would bring ridicule. But he has a feeling that he and the stranger have met before and reveals a story of shipwreck and death at sea. His account suggests, in this case, death and the passage of time cannot thwart love. Is his account merely an assortment of recollections twisted with time? Or are there forces over which we have no control? Far from being sceptical, the stranger thanks the boatman for taking him into his confidence. As he takes his leave, the ferry man asks, what appears to be, an innocuous question. The stranger's reply only adds further to the intrigue. As the stranger is about to The ferry skipper rele