Releasing the Catch

      Women. Crab fishing. The Bering Sea. Some men don’t think they belong                                    together. One woman wants to prove them wrong.

            Jeny Heckman’s contemporary women’s fiction novel,  Releasing the Catch, introduces Faith Pearson, a woman unlike any other, born into then raised on the Bering Sea with her outspoken father and his crew. Not the usual picture book life a child but it worked for Faith and her widowed fisherman father, ably abetted by his crew boss, Mack Carter. Through grit and determination Faith learns the workings of a crab boat from the bilges to the decks, earning respect of militant, superstitious males and their counterparts.

 Our Review: there are many strong points to this amazing story, the most obvious being author Heckman’s extensive research about the detailed workings of and the cultural mores and values of the crab fishing industry. Her hard work shows loud and clear and we are better for it. Her characters are multi-layered, intriguing and conflicted, displaying a strong work ethic each day of their lives. This too shows loud and clear—and we are better for it.

 On a scale of 1-5, Releasing the Catch deserves a 5.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews