Man at Sea

Citation

Bell L (2022) Man at Sea. Manchester: Fly on the Wall Press. https://www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page/man-at-sea-by-liam-bell

Abstract
Novel: MALTA 1941. Eleven-year-old Joe Zarb's life is about to change. The war has created a rubble-strewn, dogfight-watching, soldier-saluting adventure, until a telegram arrives with news of his papa, Victor, that will shatter everything. Twenty years later, with Malta seeking independence from the British Empire, a nurse and a former RAF pilot travel to the island. Beth is looking for Joe, the son of her wartime husband, Victor. Her companion, Stuart, is seeking revenge for the horrific burns he suffered in the war. When they find Joe and a man purporting to be his papa, a chain of events is set in motion that sheds new light on what happened two decades before...

Keywords
creative writing; novel; historical; fiction

People

Dr Liam Bell

Senior Lecturer, English Studies