Love With a Chance of Drowning: A Memoir - Couverture souple

DeRoche, Torre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849534187 ISBN 13 : 9781849534185

Editeur : Summersdale Publishers, 2013

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'The story of how DeRoche overcame her fears, her self-deprecating humour and her way with words would have been enough to make this a great story. The fact her Argentinian boyfriend combines the passion of a Latin lover with the grit and spirit of a Scandinavian seafarer makes this book a Hollywood dream come true.Follow the story of self-styled fearful adventurer Torre DeRoche as she embarks on a year-long voyage across the Pacific' (National Geographic Traveller (UK edition))

'In Love With a Chance of Drowning, Torre DeRoche has given reluctant adventurers, romantics, and lovers of beautifully-told tales a compulsively good read. I was positively swept away by this large-hearted, hilarious story about how deeply and unexpectedly a person can be transformed by love.' (Suzanne Morrison, author of Yoga Bitch)

'A funny, irresistibly offbeat tale about the risks and rewards of living, and loving, with an open heart.' (Kirkus)

'Hilarious ... recounts the adventure of a lifetime.' (Vogue Australia)

'By turns gripping, laugh-out-loud funny, moving and uplifting... Almost any reader with a sense of adventure or a desire to confront their fears should love it.' (Australian Bookseller & Publisher)

'Wow, what a book. Exciting. Dramatic. Honest.' (Australian Associated Press)

'DeRoche has penned such a beautiful, thrilling story you'll have to remind yourself it's not fiction. Her language is effortless.' (Courier Mail)

'I was hooked from page one! Love with a Chance of Drowning is an epic tale of love and fortitude that will thrill its readers. Torre is a natural storyteller with a knack for extracting the dramatic, comedic and romantic from every incident. An incredible journey, both literal and metaphorical - it will sweep you away. ... fresh, funny and exhilarating.' (Veronica Henry, author of The Long Weekend)

'I loved this book. With a great deal of humour, Torre takes the reader on a sometimes terrifying, always entertaining trip into the high seas. An inspiring read about facing your worst fears - in this case, deep oceans, sharks and falling overboard.' (Karen Wheeler, author of Tout Sweet)

'Love on the ocean waves... daring, romantic and uplifting.' (Emma Woolf, author of The Ministry of Thin)

'If I could give it ten stars out of five, I would. I loved every single page - Torre's writing is hilarious, beautiful, poignant' (Jenny Blake, author of Life after College)

'A gripping romantic adventure - with laughs (and whales).' (Maggie Alderson, author of How to Break Your Own Heart)

'I found myself laughing out loud as often as I was turning the page to find out what happens next.' (Nick O'Kelly, author of Get Her on Board)

'Here's a book for those who have been swept away by love and adventure - and for those who one day hope to be.' (Rachel Friedman, author of The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost)

'Torre's book is more than just a love story. It's a story about conquering the fears that keep you from living your dreams.' (Matthew Kepnes, author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day and blogger at nomadicmatt.com)

'A hang-onto-your-seat, laugh-out-loud, emotional roller-coaster across the Pacific Ocean.' (Danny Bent, author of You've gone too far this time, Sir!)

'An armchair voyage [with] all the perfect ingredients for a sweet love story, above and beyond the adventure of it all.' (Tania Aebi, author of Maiden Voyage)

'A story of finding courage when your gut clenches and all you want to do is go home.' (Normandie Ward Fischer, author of Becalmed)

'You'll get a lot of things out of this book, I promise you. You will ask questions about your --' (The Sydney Morning Herald)

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Love can make a person do crazy things. . . A city girl with a morbid fear of deep water, Torre DeRoche is not someone you would ordinarily find adrift in the middle of the stormy Pacific aboard a leaky sailboat total crew of two struggling to keep an old boat, a new relationship and her floundering sanity afloat. But when she meets Ivan, a handsome Argentinean man with a humble sailboat and a dream to set off exploring the world, Torre has to face a hard decision: watch the man she s in love with sail away forever, or head off on the watery journey with him. Suddenly the choice seems simple. She gives up her sophisticated city life, faces her fear of water (and tendency towards seasickness) and joins her lover on a year-long voyage across the Pacific. Set against a backdrop of the world s most beautiful and remote destinations, Love with a Chance of Drowning is a sometimes hilarious, often moving and always breathtakingly brave memoir that proves there are some risks worth taking.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Summersdale Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1849534187
• ISBN 13: 9781849534185
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320