A saucy series of semi-carnal adventures all dealt with in Thomas' customary wry humour and acute observations of personality and character through perplexingly odd situations.
The anti-hero Arthur McCann is one of my favourite literary characters - he's a seamen of the 'any port lady in a storm, war, accident' type depositing semen when the opportunity arises - however, he is also lonely and behind his adventures he's looking for a loving relationship (something his fickle, sharp wife back in England will never be): The closest he gets is someone that wants the same, but they could never be for some quite revealing reasons... which I'll leave to the reader to discover.
Like all the much respected author's work it is a very entertaining read. ( )