Philip Gerard teaches creative writing at UNC Wilmington and his students are incredibly lucky to have an accomplished story teller sharing his knowledge and skills with them. He writes in such a seamless and conversational way that almost instantly the reader is transported back to the big war and the fear of German U-boats cruising the east coast. He makes the lighthouse keepers come alive. Their support network which includes wives and other family members as well as friends make the story More...

I had the pleasure to discover this incredibly talented story teller quite by accident. Hatteras Light was the first of his novels that I read and I was so swept up in his character creations that I found myself in the midst of them as the story developed. And being an old sailor, I really appreciated the personalities and attitudes with which Philip imbued them. The story was so real, I felt the salt spray. If you want to read a truly gifted storyteller, rush right over to Amazon and order More...

This was a short fictionalized version of what it was like to live on the Outer Banks during the German sub attacks during WW2. Though it was fiction, it was historically accurate about how freaky it was to have u-boats so close by.