
I Know Why the Waters of the Sea Taste of Salt
Steve Vernon's Sea Tales, Book 3
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Tom Zainea
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Steve Vernon
About this listen
This is a story set in war-torn Okinawa - back in the final days of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The story is told from the point of view of a young Kamikaze pilot preparing to fly his fighter plane into the side of an American battleship. It is a story of guilt, loneliness, memory, and the taste of the sea.
Oh, and there's a sea monster as well.
I expect I ought to mention that...
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