Imagine being able to drift in and out of people's lives without being seen. Imagine experiencing their existance behind closed doors. the pain, the truth. This book does just this. Travel through a myriad of lives and experiences at breath taking speed whilst still capturing the essence of normal daily humdrum living in a suburban setting. An old man called Whin, is the key. Follow his devastating flashback moments intertwined with a desperate attempt to get back home.

This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older...