The Secret Sharer

Name: The Secret Sharer
ISBN: 9781625580917

Joseph Conrad

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 1, 2012

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Who it’s for: A sea-bound moral dilemma turns duty and identification into a tightly inward reading experience.
Genres: Sea Stories, The Classics, Psychological Fiction
Published: Start Publishing LLC, November 1, 2012

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About this book

The Secret Sharer describes the terrible conflict of a young captain who is torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer with whom he identifies himself after the murder of a mutinous crew member.

Duty and Allegiance

A sea-bound moral dilemma turns duty and identification into a tightly inward reading experience.

Come here for

A captain’s divided loyalties at sea
Psychological tension shaped by duty and identification

Expect

An intimate conflict between shipboard duty and personal loyalty
A young captain torn between obligation and allegiance

Where it sits

Sea Stories	56%
The Classics	54%
Psychological Fiction	41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

The Classics
Sea Stories

Authors: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: November 1, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Reading lane: The Classics