Royce, Royce, the people's choice
Subtitle: the story of a young man and the sea
By: Peter Hawes
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781869414986
Subjects: Sea stories
Description: The story of a young man and the sea. Royce Rowland is a 17-year-old sexual and social reprobate who has been sent to sea with a tough skipper in an effort to straighten him out. But as with everything, Royce goes on board with his own interests at heart: he wants to trawl for the fabled giant squid. He does catch something unexpected, but it isn't a squid, and in its wake comes a conning prostitute who is determined to make off with it. And so Royce embarks on a Ulyssesian journey pursuing his catch through New Zealand waters and on to Japan. En route, he is to discover true love - for a fish.