Miss Mannin gives her readers an interesting account of the
romance of a fisherman's life as it affects himself and his townbred wife. The book opens with a forcible description of the unattractive Mary Simley and her sudden surrender to the romantic young fisherman, Jan Anderson, with his • dark eyes and his attractive personality. After this arresting beginning Miss Mannin contrives to make the interest cumu- lative through the story of Mary's and Jan's very uncomfort- able married life, during which Jan longs for beauty while Mary hungers for the sights and gaiety of the town. Through it all the romance of the sea makes its full appeal both to the readers and the characters of the story. The novel is ably constructed and develops harmoniously from the first to the last chapter and Miss Mannin may be congratulated on a fine piece of work. The book is one of Messrs. Jarrold's "Jay " series and the format of the volume is excellent.
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