Romance
When You Embrace Me

The first person narrative is commonly employed in literature, and for many good reasons. The most important one is that it adds immediacy to the story, although it also offers the reader a safety platform since it is usually unlikely that the narrator’s fate will be too bad since s/he is alive to w......more

"This is a disappointment to me. It doesn't read like the Conrad I'm familiar with, something is definitely off and I feel like I must attribute that to Ford, someone I have never read before. Though I see similar themes to other Conrad works, they far more specific and his insights seem less penetr......more

Overly long, but beautifully written adventure story. The protagonist, an English lad, boards a ship bound for Jamaica, and then another, bound for Cuba; has dealings with pirates, Cuban royalty, and various forms of commonfolk; loves with passion; fights with honor; surmounts one dreadful misfortun......more

A successful homage to Treasure Island. A cracking read that would make a great movie... Bow Street Runners, a man with a blade for a hand, pirates, kidnapping, caves, shoot-outs, tricorn hats, winds, voyages, wild guitar playing, disguises, courtroom drama, revenge, crooked judges, a girl... and so......more

Should be called 'Adventure' as that is the romantic sentiment of the story - not romantic sexual love. Very interesting story, and very gripping at times.......more