The author describes his solo voyage from his Seattle home to the Alaska Panhandle.
Meanwhile, the price of herring was in free fall. From $3,000 a ton the year before, it slid below $1,000 and now was dropping quickly through the hundreds. When the barge at last came alongside the dock, Vagabond was found to be safe ...
Though it takes the form of a solo voyage in a small boat from Seattle to Juneau, this is no day-by-day, point-to-point travelogue but an attempt to unravel the deepest...
This book is much more than a book about a sea voyage; it is about Jonathan Raban's journey home to his father who is dying; about his crumbling relationship with his wife and also about the historical journey of the maddening Vancouver in ...
'This is Raban at his best, which is saying a great deal' Ian McEwan
Described by Ian McEwan as 'Raban at his best', this is extraordinary travel writing, told from two very different perspectives. A book about the idea of loss, Raban is home but still, he is very much still at sea.
It looks like a travel book, but it's much less expected and more troubling than that'–Spectator 'Unlike other travel books this is the genuine article... it is a thrilling adventure'–The Times 'This is an extraordinary book.