[stylist] question about book

[Aziza C]

Hi Judith,
Here's a little info on the book...
Night Over Water is a politically-minded novel written by author Ken
Follett and published by William Morrow in 1991. It was reprinted as a
paperback book in the U.S. in 1992.
Night Over Water is a fictionalized account of the final flight of the
Pan American Clipper passenger airplane during the first few days of
World War II, early September, 1939. Follett is careful to state that,
though the flight and all of the characters are fictional the plane, a
Boeing 314, was real and was nicknamed the "Pan Am Clipper." It was a
sea-plane, an aircraft that landed in the sea, not on an airstrip,
powered by 4 propeller engines. It was capable of crossing the
Atlantic Ocean in little more than 24 hours with intermediate stops in
Shannon Estuary at Foynes, Ireland, Bay of Exploits at Botwood,
Newfoundland and Shediac Bay, Canada, at each of which stop Follett
adds a scene or two of intrigue. This route made the Pan Am Clipper
the fastest mode of transatlantic travel at the time — and very
appealing to those who wanted to escape from Britain before the start
of the war.
The tale begins with several separated threads, telling the individual
stories of the people who later all end up in this last flight to New
York. Though Follett manages to bundle all these together, the events
the characters share while travelling with the clipper are still told
through the perspectives introduced before. Each of these main
characters is heading for his own interests in the beginning but soon
they melt together.
The theme is the importance of recognizing the threat of
totalitarianism and also a feminist message of women standing up for
themselves.

I enjoied it a lot.
*smiles*
Aziza

On 3/16/09, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
> Azizza, What was the title and author of the book?
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> From: "Aziza C" <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>
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>> Hi Judith,
>> I read one where there were several story lines to follow until about
>> half way through the book everyone sort of came together.
>> You couldn't quite figure everything out until the very last few
>> chapters though. It was a little confusing, but riviting nonetheless.
>> Aziza
>>
>> On 3/16/09, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
>>> Hi all, Did anyone ever hear a book on tape that began with two plots and
>>> eventually the plot and characters from each section were merged into
>>> one?
>>> Thanks, Judith
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