Down To The Sea In Ships by Horatio Clare
For millennia, the seaways have carried our goods, cultures and ideas, the terrors of war and the bounties of peace. Out of sight, in every corner of every sea, tiny crews of seafarers work the giant ships which keep landed life afloat. In this title, the author joins two container ships, travelling in the company of their crews and captains.
Wonderful… Clare’s account of his journeys with the officers and crews of container ships is gripping and stomach-churning in equal measure * Daily Telegraph *
[A] beautifully written account of seafaring life -- Ian Critchley * Sunday Times *
A lyrical, heartfelt but eye-opening chronicle.. Both romantic and realistic, written from the heart but crafted with a seafarer’s “passionate precision”, [Clare’s] book will steer you into the new year on a course that may deepen your grasp both of that world, and of ourselves -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
If you can't run away to sea (though I recommend you do), Clare's book is a warm and captivating companion to it * Guardian *
Stupendous and extraordinarily exciting... What Clare demonstrates, even beyond his undoubted gifts as writer, is his basic humanity. I read his wonderful book with gratitude for his insight – but also with increased admiration for the men to whom we owe almost everything in our comfortable and secure lives -- Philip Hoare * Times Higher Education *
[A] beautifully written account of seafaring life -- Ian Critchley * Sunday Times *
A lyrical, heartfelt but eye-opening chronicle.. Both romantic and realistic, written from the heart but crafted with a seafarer’s “passionate precision”, [Clare’s] book will steer you into the new year on a course that may deepen your grasp both of that world, and of ourselves -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
If you can't run away to sea (though I recommend you do), Clare's book is a warm and captivating companion to it * Guardian *
Stupendous and extraordinarily exciting... What Clare demonstrates, even beyond his undoubted gifts as writer, is his basic humanity. I read his wonderful book with gratitude for his insight – but also with increased admiration for the men to whom we owe almost everything in our comfortable and secure lives -- Philip Hoare * Times Higher Education *
Horatio Clare is the bestselling author of numerous books including the memoirs Running for the Hills and Truant and the travel books A Single Swallow, Down to the Sea in Ships, Orison for a Curlew, Icebreaker and The Light in the Dark. His books for children include Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot and Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds. Horatio's essays and reviews appear on BBC radio and in the Financial Times, the Observer and the Spectator, among other publications. He lives with his family in West Yorkshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701183103 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701183101 |
| Title | Down To The Sea In Ships |
| Author | Horatio Clare |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2014 (UK), Short-listed for The Mountbatten Maritime Award 2014 (UK), Short-listed for Wales Book of the Year 2015 (UK), Short-listed for Society for Nautical Research Anderson Medal 2015 (UK) |
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