Book Review – Red Sky Morning by Andrew J Rafkin

Fast Moving True Life Adventure Non Stop

Andrew Rafkin has an enormous respect for the sea and the love of sport fishing. In his new book "Red Sky Morning" Rafkin experienced in the summer he turned 17 this coming of age fast true to life adventure story of life on a commercial tuna fishing expedition.

Andrew tells his story in a first story. A gifted storyteller, Andy pulled me into the story of me back to my own teenage years, when a younger Andyrecounts the adventures from his perspective. Interwoven throughout the story are deposits with Rosa, Lauren, Nicole, and Erin. These relationships, add an element of romanticism to 17 Andy's Summer. The climax of the story is set two years later in a sports fishing event that a dream opportunity for a recurring nightmare.

Rich in information about the background of the history of sport fishing and commercial fishing Andrew takes the reader from Monterey to San Diego on the West Coastalong the east coast from Florida to Massachusetts. He describes the Western Ace as a "Navy seagoing tug, which was converted into a modern purse seiners. It was 176 meters long and 11 to 12 knots … they had crossed the capacity of 800 tonnes of fish."

I had a relationship with the fourteen members of the crew as Andy described her reaction to the delays at the ports, the thrill of the catch, the tropical rain storm, the hurricane winds and crashing waves against ill-treatmentthe ship. I learned that the life of the professional fishermen of the death-defying, and is the most dangerous of all professions, with more deaths annually than any other profession.

I was especially when Andy told me about the importance of the summer as a bonding experience touched with his father. "… Was one of the best things about the time I spend with my father, who before this summer, I saw only a couple of days between fishing trips. Spend the whole summer with him gave me the opportunity toknow him not in his domain … I gained a tremendous amount of respect for my father, and came to understand what was an awesome amount of responsibility he as captain. "

"Red Sky Morning" is a convincing history of seafaring adventure, which are enjoyed by anglers is, by anyone who loves the sea, and who dreams of your own or your own catamaran, yacht or boat.

Outskirts Press, 978-1432719425

As review by Richard R. Blake for Midwest BookReview

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