The Wooden Nickel
The Wooden Nickel by William Carpenter, published by Little, Brown in 2002, is a first edition novel comprising 346 pages. This literary work follows Lucky Lunt, a third-generation lobsterman in Maine, as he navigates the rapid changes in his life and environment. With his wife selling sea-glass sculptures to tourists and his children facing their own challenges, Lucky finds himself at a crossroads, grappling with personal and familial turmoil while contending with the pressures of his profession.
Readers will discover a narrative that explores themes of family dynamics, the struggle against change, and the complexities of life at sea. As Lucky’s health declines, he hires a deckhand named Ronette, which leads him into a tumultuous lobster war that tests his resolve and relationships. The story unfolds with a blend of pathos and comedy, capturing the essence of a man fighting against the tides of change in both his personal life and the world around him.
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Lucky Lunt is an endangered species: a third generation lobsterman who works the same Maine waters as his ancestors. But his world is changing too fast for him. His wife has begun selling sea-glass sculptures to tourists, his daughter is college bound and his son has turned angry and lawless. Lucky’s own heart is failing him, too, so much that he must hire a deckhand named Ronette, the not-quite-divorced wife of the local lobster wholesaler.
In short order Lucky is in a lobster war and has kicked over all the rules: family, health, finance, even the rules of the sea. As waves of trouble turn into a flood tide, Lucky enters an epic confrontation with his enemies and a rogue whale — a battle his unreliable heart may not survive.
Full of pathos and comedy, “The Wooden Nickel” is a classic story, told in a powerful, distinct voice, of a man raging against a changing world, full of pathos and comedy.
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