The Voyage of the Frog

After seeing his beloved uncle shrivel up and die of cancer, David inherits the man's sailboat and a boxful of ashes to scatter into the Pacific. On completing this ceremony, he's swept into his own rite of passage when a tempest seizes his boat and brings him face to face with the murderous splendour of the open ocean. This is an almost traditional nautical yarn, a thumping good read drenched in lashings of adrenalin and testosterone, but its more contemplative passages provide a reflective strand which should deservedly broaden its appeal.