Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn

Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn

First edition (US)
Author Paul Watkins
Cover artist John Howard
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Houghton Mifflin (US)
Hutchinson (UK)
Publication date
1989
Media type Print & audio
Pages 275
ISBN 0-395-50959-9

Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn is the second novel by American author Paul Watkins. It was published in 1989 by Houghton Mifflin and shared the Encore Award the following year.[1]

Plot introduction

The story is set on and off the Rhode Island coast where James Pfeiffer, age 20 and just expelled from college, starts working on a broken down scallop trawler against the wishes of his family. He follows in the footsteps of his father Russ, who now has an unexplained fear of the sea. James comes to learn the very real dangers that exist in the present and truth about his father's past.

Reception

Publication history

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Film adaptation

The story was adapted for television in 1996 for Hallmark Hall of Fame, entitled just Calm at Sunset. Directed by Daniel Petrie it starred Peter Facinelli as James Pfeiffer, Michael Moriarty as his father Russ, Kate Nelligan as his mother Margaret and Gretchen Mol as his girlfriend Emily. Its music, composed by Ernest Troost, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[5]

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