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product_id: 11848784
title: "The Girl of the Sea of Cortez: A Novel"
brand: "peter benchley"
price: "R521"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
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# The Girl of the Sea of Cortez: A Novel

**Brand:** peter benchley
**Price:** R521
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Girl of the Sea of Cortez: A Novel by peter benchley
- **How much does it cost?** R521 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

The Girl of the Sea of Cortez: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

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    It has a certain warmth
  

*by I***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018*

Jaws undoubtedly is Mr Benchley's most famous novel: it has certain coolness in its story telling. And here is a story that reflects certain warmth that borders on a wild passion for the sea and a caring attitude towards Nature.Paloma lives with her father, mother and a younger brother on an island where the sea of Cortez provides food source and and income for the residents there. The father, Jobhim, trains the daughter to swim and dive while the younger son stays on land. Once the father passes away, the younger brother tries to catch as much fish as possible and as much as money to seek a new future in Mexico City. He sets up a trap to secretly follow his sister Paloma to a seamount where fish is abundant when everywhere else fish is becoming scarce. He even capsizes Paloma's small primitive wooden boat and leaves her in the water. How Paloma fights back? Nature has a way of getting back to the fishermen who catch far more than it is duly appropriate.I feels very much outraged when their sibling rivalry reaches a point where a murder almost comes expectantly but which does not materialize. The injustice leaves Paloma helpless in water but for her ingenious way, she makes her way home safe and sound, which is reassuring.But the revenge from Nature does not resolve such conflicts among the brother and the sister. With dream-like quality, the heroine is rewarded with more oysters, the bad-ass brother is almost punished by capsizing. That is all too good to be convincing.Having said that, I am glad that the ray survives!!

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    I was one reader who was excited at the thought of reading this book and disappointed in it when I did
  

*by N***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018*

I read the entire book although I was so very tempted to put it aside many times. I continued to read in the hopes it would actually bring forth a story. It did although not much of one. This book only gets 3 stars from me as this book was just plain too 'wordy'. Far too many words telling me nothing, nothing to pull me in and excite me,  so I finished the book let down.  So many words and yet so little story behind them. Even at the end when Paloma tastes victory, so do you, victory that you actually finished reading it. And thankful it's over. I was one reader who was excited at the thought of reading this book and disappointed in it when I did.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Breathtaking Adventure
  

*by E***U on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018*

Wow... Just wow. I came to read this book after reading Benchley's Shark Life (so educational) in which the original story of an entire crew getting "rides" on a manga Ray appeared. After telling that story, Benchley names "The Girl of the Sea of Cortez" as his favorite book he's ever written, inspired by their experience. I immediately downloaded the book and began to read it. Such a beautiful story! Such an important lesson. Thank you, Mr. Benchley, for being an advocate for the life in our seas.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-01*