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Bluewater Walkabout: Into Africa
- Finding Healing Through Travel
- Narrated by: Karen Commins
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 11-22-16
- Language: English
- Publisher: Tina Dreffin
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $19.95
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Bluewater Walkabout: Into Africa is a memoir about an adventure in the wild bush of Africa and a family sailing journey. But when her sons bring along two friends who upset the family balance, rogue waves and great white sharks threaten the family's safety. Tina begins to deal with a mysterious health problem, and the perils of life at sea become very real.
The book begins with an outlandish safari through Africa, during which Tina reflects on the challenges that a life lived differently can bring. Half running from an early adulthood fraught with sexual trauma, and half running towards a dream, Tina met her husband and the two of them decided to live a life at sea.
This story is candid, moving, heartfelt, and beautifully written. What sets it aside from other sailing memoirs is that it is about so much more than the journey. Tina writes about topics such as mental illness, sexual assault, the loss of a child, and the challenges of motherhood. These are naturally woven into the narrative, creating a layer of complexity and strength, making it enjoyable to those who have been to sea and those who have not.
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- Tee
- 10-20-17
why did it end?like that?
The voice of the narrator was perfect for this book, sad end though. shocked me
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- Tracie Boyd
- Houston, TX USA
- 04-07-17
love it... never a dull moment..
love it never a dull moment and makes you want pack your bags and take off for your own adventure