Rowing To Alaska And Other True Stories
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Rowing To Alaska And Other True Stories by Wayne Mclennan
Wayne McLennan tells the story of his utterly extraordinary life through a series of adventures after he leaves his home town in Australia, desperate to avoid following his father and grandfather into the mines. Travelling from the Australian outback to London and Spain, McLennan has skippered a fishing boat off the coast of Nicaragua, become a professional boxer, mined for gold in Costa Rica and made a gruelling six-month journey - by rowing boat - along the 1000 miles of coast from Seattle to Alaska. He tells the stories of the compelling characters he encounters along the way: men who refuse to give in to the conformity and comforts of modern life, choosing instead lonely and often dangerous occupations. A wonderfully vivid, 'Hemingway-esque' memoir by a talented and honest writer.
These wild, adventurous, personal, often edgy stories are the fruit of half a lifetimeMcLennan describes how he found his way from Australia to Alaska (yes, he really does row there), while revealing himself to be a writer of rare force and scope -- Anthony Sattin * Sunday Times *
A fascinating book ... McLennan gets caught up in Basque separatist riots in Pamplona; becomes a deck-hand on a fishing boat in Alaska; trades gold illegally in Costa Rica, twice; becomes the master of a lobster vessel off the Mosquito Coast ... [He] excels in describing the quiet moments of traveling ... and his good nature informs the character of his writing, which is balanced and considered throughout * Literary Review *
Like all chancers he tells a mean tale ... his is bolshie bar-room prose, but each episode is constructed with the care and style of a short story, lingering in the mind long after you've closed the book * Daily Mail *
A fascinating book ... McLennan gets caught up in Basque separatist riots in Pamplona; becomes a deck-hand on a fishing boat in Alaska; trades gold illegally in Costa Rica, twice; becomes the master of a lobster vessel off the Mosquito Coast ... [He] excels in describing the quiet moments of traveling ... and his good nature informs the character of his writing, which is balanced and considered throughout * Literary Review *
Like all chancers he tells a mean tale ... his is bolshie bar-room prose, but each episode is constructed with the care and style of a short story, lingering in the mind long after you've closed the book * Daily Mail *
Wayne McLennan was born in New South Wales, Australia in 1954. He now lives with his wife in Amsterdam and runs a business in Estonia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862077874 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862077878 |
| Title | Rowing To Alaska And Other True Stories |
| Author | Wayne Mclennan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2005-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 226 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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