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Under the Wave At Waimea

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1 of 1 copy available

"Theroux's work is like no one else's." –Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review
From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember.
Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his "stoke." The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. One night, while driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea, a tragedy that sends his life out of control. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's devoted girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man's identity and helping Joe find vitality and refuge in the waves again.
Set in the lush, gritty underside of an island paradise readers rarely see, UNDER THE WAVE AT WAIMEA offers a dramatic, affecting commentary on privilege, mortality, and the lives we choose to remember. It is a masterstroke by one of the greatest writers of our time.
Narrated by Jim Meskimen

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Getting old sucks, but narrator Jim Meskimen makes aging more palatable as he employs the perfect tone to portray the fictional aging big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey. Recently, Joe had a few too many and struck a homeless man during a rainy late-night drive. The accident and his reaction, or lack thereof, trouble his partner and nurse, Olive. Meskimen allows a reverential tone to creep into his voice as Sharkey muses on memory, mortality, and getting old. Theroux's study of geriatrics pondering the end, or denying it, touches on all the requisite grace notes as performed with assurance by Meskimen. Sharkey's gilded life finds redemption as he returns to the waves, aided by Theroux and Meskimen. R.O. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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