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Anything by Moitessier of course, specially «Vagabond des mers du Sud» (telling of his learning to sail in Vietnam as a young man), and «Tamata et l’Alliance», (his last book written during his years living in French Polynesia) Quick english titles list here: https://www. A quick note that thispost contains affiliate links (so if you purchase through a link we’ll earn a small commission). He is going to be the captain of the sailboat and as it turns out, Anne and Jack have some unusual history.

Every time I thought I knew where this story was going, a few pages later, James Patterson threw me for a loop and I knew I was wrong! It would be an interesting account even if it were written today but is especially so due to the fact that the events he recounts take place prior to the 20th century.The book includes tales from the couple’s travels, places they had visited, rich social commentary and a financial plan that some of you might find useful.

Find a first edition - from Agatha Christie to Émile Zola - of your favourite book to add to your collection. The book splits between the Dunnes encounters and back home with the smarmy step father hot shot lawyer.Barely out of sight of land, the Dunne family finds its summer getaway to paradise already turning into the trip from hell. This 600-mile course of the UK’s Fastnet Race started with perfect weather, but within two days the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing had blasted through the Irish Sea. After her husband's death, Anne Dunne organizes a sailing trip to bring her family back together again.

In this terrifying true story, two couples sail to a remote Pacific atoll, but only one couple makes it off the Island alive. There were a few references to people and things that I was not familiar with, rendering the description useless.

I mean, I'm a very impatient person and I love short clipped sentences and sometimes I can appreciate a startlingly short chapter if it's done for effect. I found the frequent references to pop culture, celebrities, and brand names to be a lazy convention, allowing the author to “describe” without having to actually go to the effort of crafting any actual description.