On the Water

by Hans van den Brink (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the golden summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of physical exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David forge an intese relationship. But on the wintry eve of Holland's liberation, Anton stands on the bank of his beloved river and mourns a lost world: David has disappeared during the Nazi occupation and the boathouse is now derelict and deserted.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $6.03

  Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the Golden Summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of physical exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David forge an intense relationship. But on the wintery eve of Holland's liberation, Anton stands on the bank of his beloved river and mourns a lost world. David has disappeared during the Nazi occupation and the boathouse is now derelict and deserted.