Under the Wave at Waimea by Paul Theroux Paperback Book 9780241504468

From renowned writer Paul Theroux comes a dazzling novel following a bigwave surfer in Hawaii as he confronts ageing privilege and mortalityIt was as if in surfing he was carving his name in water invisibly joyouslyJoe Sharkey knows he is passed his primeNow in his sixties the younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still revere him as the oncelegendary Shark but his sponsors have moved on and Joe wonders what new future awaits him on the horizon Uninterrupted quality time with the ocean he hopesLife has other plansWhen he accidentally hits and kills a man near Waimea while drunkdriving he fears he will never rebound Under the direction of his stubbornly loyal girlfriend Olive he throws himself into uncovering his victims story But what they find in Max Mulgrave is entirely unexpected a shared history and refuge in the seaSet on the stunning Hawaiian coast Theroux captures the glory and nostalgia of looking back at a rich and adventurous past whilst learning to ride out lifes next unexpected wavePaul Therouxs writing skills are disciplined and muscular his ear as finely tuned as a musicians his eye sharper than any razor Daily Mail