![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raised in a Catholic orphanage from age 6, he clearly remembers the priest confiscating an expensive crucifix his mother had given him-his "promise of heaven"-as donations to the church. The action concerns Jamie coming to terms with his morality and his concept of human versus supernatural. Jamie's life after he is discharged from the asylum and returns to Hawkes Harbor-back to the mansion and employer which caused his breakdown.Įvents in any one timeframe are not presented in chronological order, so it can be a bit dizzying to read at first. It is here, while hiding out from the results of his last sea adventure-one both profitable and tragic-that Jamie experiences the shock and subsequent decline that leads to his placement in the asylem. Jamie living at Hawkes Harbor, a remote old mansion in a remote New England town. Told to the psychiatrist in Jamie's more lucid moments.ģ. Jamie as a young man working his way around the world as a sailor, smuggler, and general adventurer in the 40s, 50s, and early 60s. Jamie in his late 30s during a stay in an insane asylum. The book is structured in 4 intercut timeframes:ġ. We follow our protagonist, Jamie Sommers, from age six to the grave. Hawkes Harbor is in the "redemption tale" subgenre of vampire stories unlike most, though, we have multiple characters needing different kinds of redemption. ![]()
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