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The Wreck of the Mary Deare

By: Hammond Innes
Narrated by: Bill Wallis
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Summary

They dismissed the Mary Deare as ‘a piece of leaking ironmongery taken off the junk heap’. For 40 years this 6,000-ton freighter had tramped the seas, suffered shipwreck twice, and been torpedoed three times in two world wars. Then one March night, battered and bruised and empty, she emerged from severe Biscay gales into the English Channel - and into the newspaper headlines. Here was a ship of mystery and tragedy... in one of the greatest sea stories of all time.

©1956 Hammond Innes (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Where does The Wreck of the Mary Deare rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was well written and is a good tale. I would rank this high in the lists of books and typical of Innes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Bill Wallis has bought the story alive by clever characterization. The main character brings the story together and draws the best from the story.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The saving of the ship by starting the boiler and trying to keep her afloat as the storm destroys the ship. A picture is painted that puts you in the centre of the struggle for survival.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The sea does give up it's secrets.

Any additional comments?

It has reminded me of the work of Hammond Innes and I want to listen to some more of his work

A great Seafaring Yarn

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And still as good
But more scary as I became a sailor/ yachtsman after and the power of the sea is so scary
But a great yarn

A story I read 55 years ago

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Or so my husband says. Good story and plot. Worth a credit :) well read by the narrator.

A superb listen

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a real action adventure and yes the narrator is excellent ! I bought this mainly because of the reviews. I love sea stories of all sorts and although much of this centred around a crime mystery it was very enjoyable.

enjoyable and thrilling

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I thoroughly enjoyed this reading. The plot had me gripped right up until the end, and the narrator was just right for the setting and the characters.

A marvellous old fashioned adventure

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