Sailing Alone: A History by Richard J. King #literature the first female chef to

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Sailing Alone: A History by Richard J. King #literature the first female chef to**Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation Award for Best Book 2024** 'An exceptional book. Sailing Alone belongs on the very small shelf of the true classics of the sea' Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen 'Colourful and inventive' The Times Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is