But when his eyes meet James at the surfer competition, something captures him and shatters his protective walls as Danny Moore and lets his private self, Sydney, see the light again. Suffering with trust issues, and all too aware of the whispers about him, he shields himself with a cocky attitude that keeps everyone at bay. The only things that keep him going is his best friend Rob and surfing.ĭanny Moore is the infamous top surfer, who carries his own scars from being forced to leave his alcoholic mother at a young age (the only one who called him by his first name, Sydney), from being outed by a class mate and from being thrown out by his father for being gay when he was fifteen. James Campbell is carrying his scars from the Vietnam war both inside and on his body, just trying to get through each day and fighting his desire to head into the ocean and never come back. But more importantly, I deeply appreciated the way she captured the general beliefs and feelings of the time period, with the homophobia and conflicts after the Vietnam war, which gave this story much more depth and provided a backdrop explaining the characters’ behavior and choices. Beaumont captured so well you could almost feel the sun and the wind on your skin while reading this book.
I loved the whole atmosphere with the surfing culture, the comradeship and competition, the sun and salt and the foaming waves, that C.L. The story is set in the 1970s and follows the two surfers James Campbell and Danny/Sidney Moore from their first meeting in an international surfing competition that impacts them both in a life-changing way.
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