Maiden Voyage
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Book Overview
What begins as the sheer desire for adventure turns into a spiritual quest as a young woman comes to terms with her family, her dreams, and her first love. Tania Aebi was an unambitious... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0671666533
ISBN13:9780671666538
Release Date:January 1989
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:302 Pages
Weight:1.53 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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Adventure Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Girls in Sports Narratives Sailing Solo Travel Specialty Travel Specific Groups Sports & Hobbies Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Teen & Young Adult Travel Travel Writing True Crime Water Sports Women WritingCustomer Reviews
4 ratings
Riveting! Refreshing! Realistic!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Sure, I started to fantasize about becoming a pirate, so I bought this book (and many others) to investigate others' seafaring experiences. This was such an eye-opening, enthralling read. I think I read this book in just a couple of days, I couldn't put it down. Not only was it educational, but it was interesting, amusing and, sometimes, downright scary. Great read.
A True Romantic Adventure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book was one of the first that I read in the True Adventure genre and while I have read many since and some that are certainly more sound from a writing perspective, few have come close to the honesty and beauty of the journey that Tania Aebi shares with us in this story. This book does go in to a great amount of detail about sailing, but I think this is superbly important. It gives us insight into what it takes in order to make a journey like this one and we get to see and experience with her the huge learning curve of sailing and all the intricacies of doing it well. I, in fact, appreciated all the detail because I learned from it and am a better reader of sailing stories as a result.Tania shares so much of herself and the challenges she overcame and the personal growth she experiences. I had a hard time putting the book down as so much happens and you want to know how this young inexperienced woman would handle it. It's always great to find a good adventure story, even more so when it is about a young woman, this book will certainly not disappoint anyone who wants to see life experienced on this incredible journey.
Coming of Age
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
There are thousands of us who sail and many more of us who write, rarely are the two talents combined as well as they are here. You do not simply read Maiden Voyage, you take the single handed journey around the world along with Tania, and at the end, your life too will be changed. Do not hesitate, if you have not already read this book click "add to cart" now, you will not be dissapointed. The fragile beauty of this story of a young woman's rite of passage is waiting to tug at your emotions and haunt your memory. After reading it, you'll be back to buy a copy for a friend.
You gotta read this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I love this book! I love the balence of sailing, romace, and of Tania's coming of age through her experiences of her travels. I just read this and immediately started to read it again. It was a great insperation. I could relate to the pitfalls of her highschool experience with school and family. And even could when she was at sea.
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