Journey to the Sea A Wonderfully Escapist Collection of New Fiction and Travel Writing |
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| Author:
| McNeil, Gil
Tagholm, Hugo
Brown, Sarah |
| Contribution by:
| McCall Smith, Alexander
Myerson, Julie
O'Connor, Joseph
Phinn, Gervase
Rendell, Ruth
Harris, Joanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-09-190069-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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Whether it is memories of childhood holidays or exotic fantasies of faraway places, a sea and its coast forms the most evocative of landscapes. Combining elements of romance, danger and mystery, it provides the perfect inspiration for this unique collection. The finest writers from our water-bound nation, including Alexander McCall Smith, Ruth Rendell, Joanne Harris, Joseph O'Connor and Libby Purvis, give us their accounts of adventures and chance encounters, short stories and...
More DescriptionWhether it is memories of childhood holidays or exotic fantasies of faraway places, a sea and its coast forms the most evocative of landscapes. Combining elements of romance, danger and mystery, it provides the perfect inspiration for this unique collection. The finest writers from our water-bound nation, including Alexander McCall Smith, Ruth Rendell, Joanne Harris, Joseph O'Connor and Libby Purvis, give us their accounts of adventures and chance encounters, short stories and non-fiction pieces representing the many facets of the sea's power that will haunt and inspire. The collection also includes gripping accounts of real-life adventures on the ocean from such experienced sailors as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West and Tracy Edwards.
A literary tribute to the last earthly frontier - the ocean.