The Hungry Ocean

By: Linda Greenlaw

Narrated by: Linda Greenlaw

In his number-one best seller The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger describes Linda Greenlaw as "one of the best sea captains, period, on the East Coast." Now Greenlaw tells her own riveting story of a 30 day swordfishing voyage aboard one of the best-outfitted boats on the East Coast, complete with danger, humor, and characters so colorful they seem to have been ripped from the pages of Moby Dick. The excitement starts immediately, even before Greenlaw and her five-man crew leave the dock - and it doesn't stop until the last page. Under way, she must cope with nasty weather, equipment failure, and treachery aboard ship, not to mention the routinely backbreaking work of operating a fishing boat.

Displaying a true fisherman's gift for storytelling and a true writer's flair for both drama and reflection, Greenlaw offers an exciting real-life adventure tale filled with the beauty and power of the sea.

Public Domain (P)2006 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Adventure

Linda’s story makes me want to go fishing. She did an extraordinary job capturing the characters who pursue this career

A Fun Listen and Enjoyable Listen

This was a fun and light listen. I'm always skeptical of books narrated by the author, but in this case I was wrong. While she has a slightly monotone narration, it's still very engaging. The book is pretty light and quickly engages you in to her experience. It has encouraged me to download other books by her. I enjoyed it, and it was the perfect length so as to entertain, without going on too long to bore. Well worth it.

Fellow FISHERMAN.👍🏽

I can't stop listening. Unless you've been out here fishing... You have no idea. Love it

Magnificent story!

Madame Greenlaw is an exceptional storyteller and is an example to everyone who isn't afraid to chase a dream and work hard for it. This book literally changed my life. Thank you, Captain!

Captivating story

I could not stop listening to this book. I love fishing and this is fishing to the extreme. I want to meet this author. What an incredible human. Funny and intense. My type of story.

linda is the ocean

Linda is just being herself. she has deep courage and uses to lead and teach

Buy the book and read yourself

Author's reading very amateurish, stumbling, disappointing. Good story, needed professional reader! Neatly returned audible to buy and read the book, because her reading spoils it, but unhappily finished listening.

Excellent!

I liked the book because it was written by a well respected and capable woman. Easy to understand and very informative!

Enjoyed the stories

I live in New Hampshire. The Atlantic is an easy drive from home. I have been seeing lobster and fishing boats at the coast every time I visit. This book is far from my usual subject matter. But I am so glad I found it. I really enjoyed hearing the true life stories of a real fishing vessel captain. It is well written and even made me laugh at times. As a bonus this is a woman who is sharing her experiences. Loved it! I definitely recommend it.

Needed to read for class

This was a book I needed to read for class and this reading was super helpful. The story was a lot better than expected and I was entranced the entire time. Linda Greenlaw describes the feverish need to be on the water so much more accurately than I’ve ever heard someone describe. The reader for this recording was easy to listen to and a good reader.