Hemingway's last major novel set in the Gulf Stream islands captures the struggles of adult
personal relationships in his consummate distinctive style.'He knew too what it was to live
through a hurricane'This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died the story of Thomas
Hudson an artist and adventurer. Living a bachelor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream
during the thirties Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons
come to visit Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of
family.A late work by one of America's greatest writers.'Hemingway's most deeply
autobiographical piece of work' Irish Times
