One Wild Song - Hardcover
Synopsis
BY THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE, MY SON HAD SAILED ABOARD A TALL SHIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS. AT THE AGE OF TWENTY-TWO HE WROTE A POEM WHICH, ONCE HEARD, CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. AT THE AGE OF TWENTY-THREE, HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. THIS IS WHAT I DID NEXT... Cape Horn is renowned as one of the most remote and bleak parts of the world: the sailor's Everest. Paul Heiney set off from England - alone - to rediscover his son's voice through the medium of sailing, which Nicholas loved, and through the poignant poem that was his son's legacy. This is a story of adventurous seafaring, and of a man coming to terms with the greatest loss imaginable.
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About the Author
Paul Heiney has been a TV and radio broadcaster for over thirty years. He was a presenter on "That's Life!" from 1978 until 1982, and more recently has presented "Watchdog" on BBC 1. He currently presents the ITV primetime show "Countrywise." He wrote a weekly column for "The Times "for seven years and has written over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction. His popular science book, "Can Cows Walk Down Stairs?, "has been a bestseller in fifteen languages.
Review
"A terrific adventure into wild and distant waters, and a strong tribute to a son's memory. Paul Heiney's story is a new classic of small-boat seafaring and a fine description of the deep south." --Sir Ranulph Fiennes
""One Wild Song "is a little masterpiece--sometimes thrilling, sometimes hilarious, sometimes almost unbearably moving . . . A wonderfully told story of the sea, shot through with an author's anguish at the loss of a beloved (and hugely talented) son. I have never read anything like it before and it haunts me still." --John Julius Norwich
"A wonderful book, finely considered and beautifully written, that does not spare us the considerable trials of small-boat voyaging, nor the struggle to make sense of the incomprehensible nature of loss. It is an absorbing, moving journey which explores the wonders and frustrations of the sea as powerfully as it explores the mysteries of the human spirit; a journey which ends where all true journeys should end, with a greater measure of peace and understanding." --Clare Francis
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- PublisherIsis Large Print
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1785412949
- ISBN 13 9781785412943
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages300
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