Torre DeRoche
Autor(a) de Love with a Chance of Drowning
Obras por Torre DeRoche
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Love with a Chance of Drowning por Torre DeRoche
I learned about DeRoche from friends who were circumnavigating with their kids several years ago. I followed her blog for a good while, so I knew the basic outline of her story and how things turned out after the book ended. She has some interesting adventures and there are definitely some funny bits, but knowing how the story turns out, I couldn't help but assign greater significance to some of the events and interactions. Basically, it's a quick memoir that doesn't make me want to sail.
½Charming account of a woman who meets a handsome stranger in a bar and, just a few months later, embarks on trans-Pacific ocean voyage with him in a small boat. Despite all the things that could go wrong (several of which, in fact, do), things seem to work out more or less in the end. The author (the woman) has a knack for seeing the humor in life, and I laughed out loud a number of times while reading this. While most of us will never do this, it lends itself to providing insight into our own lives at times. I've read several of these "man and woman go on long boat voyage on small boat" books, and I'd say this is the best one I've found.… (mais)
This was a fun light read. Torre DeRoche travels to the US from her home in Australia, promising her parents and sisters that she won't fall in love with an American and she will come home in one year. But what is she to do when a handsome Argentinian man sweeps her of her feet and asks her to come with him on his sail across the Pacific from California to Australia. After all, it "is" on her way home. What follows is a funny and heartwarming tale of romance on the seas. Never mind that she is afraid of water and prone to seasickness, Torre knows she has to give her all for love. Of course, two people on a tiny boat are bound to run into a variety of problems, from bickering to storms, as well as meeting their share of odd and interesting characters in various tropical ports of call. If you like travel and can enjoy a travel book that is a bit heavy on the romance and light on the geography, history, culture etc. then this book is a great way to get away for a while.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 140
- Popularidade
- #146,473
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 25
- Línguas
- 1