One Summer's Grace: A Family Voyage Round Britain

by Purves Libby | Travel |
ISBN: 0006375995 Global Overview for this book
Registered by LindyLouMac of Tywyn, Wales United Kingdom on 6/1/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by LindyLouMac from Tywyn, Wales United Kingdom on Thursday, June 1, 2006
Book Description and Synopsis:Amazon.co.uk
A family voyage round Britain
In the summer of 1988, Libby Purves set sail with her family on a voyage round the entire coastline of Britain, from the soft, sandy South-East, to the wilder shores of Orkney. Her story evokes a rich portrait of people and places.


Journal Entry 2 by LindyLouMac from Tywyn, Wales United Kingdom on Sunday, July 13, 2008
Given to my husband as a gift in 1990 when it was first published in paperback. It has languished on various bookshelves, ever since then waiting for me to get around to reading it!
It is twenty years since the Heiney family Libby, husband Paul, son Nicholas, (now 25) and daughter Rose, (now 23) sailed the 1,700 miles around the coastline of mainland Britain. From May to August of 1988 their home was ‘Grace O’Malley’ while they took a sabbatical from ordinary life. One Summer’s Grace is the memoir of that adventure.
As well as relating the ups and downs of family life in a confined space with a sense of humour, she also relates some interesting historical tales and gives detailed geographical descriptions of places visited during the trip.
It was not an easy journey as living aboard a small boat is hard work even for a full adult crew, but with two children aboard who made work but were unable to reciprocate by helping out much it was doubly hard. So it is no surprise that there were moments during the voyage that Libby and Paul had severe doubts about what they were attempting to achieve.
Achieve it they most certainly did and what an experience. I would though be most interested to know how Nicholas and Rose as adults now look back on the experience.

Update 18/07/08: Apologies but I have only learnt today that Nicholas Heiney died in June 2006 after a battle against depression.



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