A novel divided into three parts: Bimini, Cuba, and At sea. Each part describes a stage in Thomas Hudson's life through the death of his three sons from two wrecked marriages and commanding the pursuit of some German U-Boat survivors.
Presents the 1970 novel, published nine years after Hemingway's death, that follows the life of artist and adventurer Thomas Hudson from Bimini, to Cuba, to his death at sea.