Elise Weston
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The Coastwatcher: A Novel
Elise Weston
Something was out there. Something moving sideways, and it was close. “Daddy!” Hugh called. “It’s the sub! The one I told you about!…Hurry!” But by the time his father got to the window, the periscope was gone.
It is August 1943 and America is at war. Eleven-year-old Hugh, his mother, sister Sally, and cousin Tom are spending the summer on the South Carolina coast. Day after day Hugh scans the Atlantic Ocean through his binoculars looking for signs of enemy activity. It seems like a harmless way to spend time…at least at…
