This is a novel about whaling. You have to hand it to an author so willing to set out on a new book knowing with absolute certainty that they are definitely not going to write the best book on their chosen subject. Patrick Sumner is an Irish surgeon court-martialed from the British army and forced to settle for a position as the doctor aboard a whaling vessel. Hiding his secret shame from his employers and fellow crew-members, Sumner copes with his fall from grace through […]