Divided into three parts Islands in the Stream is Hemingway's last work originally published posthumously in 1970 nine years after his death. Thomas Hudson is an artist & adventurer. In the 1930s Hudson is living in the Bimini Islands in the Gulf Stream. Separated from his sons for most of the year by their controlling mother Hudson lives a life carved out by the rolling waves of the sea & the currents of the tide. When his sons come to visit the island Hudson is forced to come to terms with his unfamiliar role as a father. This compelling novel follows Hudson's evolution from contemplative artist to antisubmarine adventurer during WWII. Hudson must face the harsh realities of life & death alongside a cast of colourful & vivid characters in war-time Cuba & at sea. Drawing on Hemingway's own experiences Islands in the Stream combines one of his most complex & troubled characters with his most exquisite descriptions of nature in a novel rich in both reflection & action.