Debatable Land
Candia McWilliam
Bloomsbury Publishing
<p>Set on a sailing boat as it travels from Tahiti to New Zealand, <i>Debatable Land</i> is a story of memory, childhood and longing. On board <i>Ardent Spirit</i> are the painter Alec Dundas, escaping a destructive, failed relationship; Logan Urquhart, the restless skipper; his troubled second wife Elspeth, who fears Logan is slipping away from her; Nick and Sandro, two marine nomads; and Gabriel, an attractive young woman who captivates the men. <p>As the ship sails from island to island, the inner dramas of these six disparate individuals spill over into their relationships with one another. But when a storm arrives, they are wrenched from the personal and forced to face the present danger.</p></p>