Jella by Dea Birkett

Jella by Dea Birkett

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Dea Birkett's story of her voyage from Lagos, along the West African coast and across the ocean to Liverpool, as the only female member of crew on a working cargo vessel. It was one of their last voyages. The shipping line has folded, and with it a way of life which lasted for more than a century.

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Jella by Dea Birkett

Dea Birkett's story of her voyage from Lagos, along the West African coast and across the ocean to Liverpool, as the only female member of crew on a working cargo vessel. It was one of their last voyages. The shipping line has folded, and with it a way of life which lasted for more than a century.
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ISBN 13 9780575056954
ISBN 10 0575056959
Title Jella
Author Dea Birkett
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1993-09-16
Number of pages 208
Prizes Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1994
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.