Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Under a Yellow Sky: A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age
    Unavailable
    Under a Yellow Sky: A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age
    Unavailable
    Under a Yellow Sky: A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age
    Ebook322 pages5 hours

    Under a Yellow Sky: A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age

    By Simon J. Hall

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Simon Hall went to sea in search of a way of life that he believed was glamorous, adventurous and disciplined, a life where smartly-uniformed men ran ships in a tightly organised manner. At this time the British fleet was still one of the largest in the world and the Red Ensign a common sight in most large ports. In over three years as a Deck Cadet he explored this world and although he uncovered much of the magic of the sea, he also encountered brutality, exploitation, dizzying hard work and frightening bouts of violence.

    From the rigidity of naval college to the heat and sweat of working as a deck-hand in the South China Sea, the book charts Simon's progress from a naïve and callow school-leaver to a strong young man. On that road he encountered a cast of people that were beyond his wildest imagination. He met the bad: sadists, bullies, madmen; and the sad: alcoholics, prostitutes, drug addicts. And sometimes people so good they diminished him.

    The author tells of nights so cold the water froze on his hands; of days when the sun was so hot he could hear his skin sizzle and of times when the ship steamed through wild seas that rushed over the deck like boiling foam. With a thread of humour running throughout, he writes of the shipboard camaraderie and the wild jaunts ashore in exotic places. As he tramped around the backwaters of the world, he encountered a rarely-experienced side of life that at times became almost surreal, making this an extremely different travelogue.

    This is an incisive and colourful commentary of men living and working together in extreme circumstances and a coming-of-age book like no other. Under a Yellow Sky shines a backward light on a world that has now disappeared.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWhittles Publishing
    Release dateMay 31, 2016
    ISBN9781849952071
    Unavailable
    Under a Yellow Sky: A Tale of the Sea and Coming of Age

    Related to Under a Yellow Sky

    Related ebooks

    Technology & Engineering For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Ghost Girl, Banana

      Aug 21, 2023

      By the time I was 25, there were only two things I remembered about Mumma. The first was that she smelled of watermelons, the second was that we were happy. We’d taken our father’s name of course, but a name is only half a story. The other half exist

      6 min read

    • Article

      We Shall Never Surrender

      Mar 6, 2024

      At 103, people often ask me if I have any rules that allow me to live so long. I can't say that I do, but the thing is to go on enjoying myself and try not to think about how many people I depend on. Since I first fell over, cracking all sorts of bon

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Island

      Jun 4, 2018

      The Island
      8 min read

    • Article

      As the World Collapses

      Jul 27, 2017

      As the World Collapses
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Immortal Mel Brooks

      Jun 9, 2023

      The Immortal Mel Brooks
      21 min read

    • Article

      Because the Story Was Mine

      Sep 4, 2018

      Because the Story Was Mine
      5 min read

    • Article

      Al Murray

      Oct 23, 2023

      Al Murray
      5 min read

    • Article

      I Fled The TALIBAN

      May 2, 2023

      I Fled The TALIBAN
      4 min read

    • Article

      Jenni Murray’s headlines

      Aug 25, 2021

      What was it like leaving Woman’s Hour? I felt, come on – you’ve worked for the BBC for so long: for Woman’s Hour for 33 years. You’re nearly 70. If you don’t make a change now, you never will. In the last programme, I was not going to cry when I said

      3 min read

    • Article

      Not Meant To Be?

      Jul 9, 2020

      Not Meant To Be?
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Outsiders

      May 31, 2020

      The Outsiders
      7 min read

    • Article

      Luxe, Calme Et Volupté

      Oct 12, 2018

      Luxe, Calme Et Volupté
      7 min read

    • Article

      Time Traveller

      May 26, 2022

      Time Traveller
      4 min read

    • Article

      Queen of Coronation Street

      Mar 6, 2024

      Is there anything you can't leave home without? My Rosa Mosqueta skin oil, a heated appliance for my hair and Nytol. Do you travel light? I travel heavy. I've never mastered packing. I hate packing. That's why I don't travel that much. My PA is a ver

      3 min read

    • Article

      Reader's Letter

      May 31, 2023

      SIR: I was astonished to read (Spring issue) that Hunter Davies believes he may be the only person left in the UK who has milk delivered in glass bottles every morning. Oop ’ere in t’north, we have milk delivered in this way. We also have Ringtons Te

      6 min read

    • Article

      Thumbs Up...

      May 10, 2022

      Thumbs Up...
      10 min read

    • Article

      Are We There Yet?

      Jul 14, 2023

      Are We There Yet?
      4 min read

    Reviews for Under a Yellow Sky

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words