However, at the same time, she wants nothing to do with him, as he abandoned their family. She wants to know what became of him and whether or not he is still alive. She is conflicted in her attitude towards her father. It is most interesting to see Anna’s feeling towards her situation develop. One of the most interesting aspects of the story comes when the narratives intersect, and we can see what new clues emerge and how much closer we can get to the revelation of Eddie’s fate. Through each narrative, we perceive their personalities, relationships with other characters, and most crucial, their relationships with each other. Upon learning more about him, she realizes that he may be the key to her father’s secrets and know the reason he disappeared.Įgan’s latest work has alternating narrators in Anna, Eddie and Dexter. One evening, she re-encounters Dexter Styles at a nightclub he owns. She is determined to become the yard’s first female diver, to work at repairing ships that could win the war. Years later, during World War II, Eddie has disappeared without a trace and 19-year-old Anna is employed at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women work while men serve as soldiers. He is desperate for funds to purchase a wheelchair for his younger daughter Lydia, who is disabled. In 1934, 12-year-old Anna Kerrigan is brought along by her father, Eddie, to meet a mobster named Dexter Styles at his house.Įddie needs a job.
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