Storm Warning
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
In the dying days of World War II, a desperate voyage across the Atlantic becomes a crucible of survival, courage, and impossible odds. Jack Higgins' Storm Warning chronicles the harrowing journey of a group of unlikely companions — German sailors, Allied nuns, and civilian castaways — aboard a battered sailing vessel racing against the relentless fury of the ocean and the closing jaws of a war nearing its savage end. Set against the brooding, storm-lashed waters of the Atlantic, the novel masterfully builds tension as its characters confront not only the wrath of nature but the moral ambiguities of loyalty, faith, and humanity in a world torn apart by conflict. Higgins, best known for the iconic The Eagle Has Landed, brings his signature blend of breathless pacing and richly drawn characters to this gripping maritime thriller, cementing his reputation as one of the great storytellers of wartime adventure fiction. The novel argues that the true theatre of war is not always the battlefield — it is found in the desperate hearts of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. With its atmospheric tension and relentless momentum, Storm Warning leaves the reader wondering not just who will survive the storm, but who they will become on the other side of it.
Author: Jack Higgins
Format: Hardback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
In the dying days of World War II, a desperate voyage across the Atlantic becomes a crucible of survival, courage, and impossible odds. Jack Higgins' Storm Warning chronicles the harrowing journey of a group of unlikely companions — German sailors, Allied nuns, and civilian castaways — aboard a battered sailing vessel racing against the relentless fury of the ocean and the closing jaws of a war nearing its savage end. Set against the brooding, storm-lashed waters of the Atlantic, the novel masterfully builds tension as its characters confront not only the wrath of nature but the moral ambiguities of loyalty, faith, and humanity in a world torn apart by conflict. Higgins, best known for the iconic The Eagle Has Landed, brings his signature blend of breathless pacing and richly drawn characters to this gripping maritime thriller, cementing his reputation as one of the great storytellers of wartime adventure fiction. The novel argues that the true theatre of war is not always the battlefield — it is found in the desperate hearts of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. With its atmospheric tension and relentless momentum, Storm Warning leaves the reader wondering not just who will survive the storm, but who they will become on the other side of it.