All at Sea
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eponine38
of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 7/29/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
eponine38 of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 7/29/2022 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Amazon description:
All at Sea is a remarkable story of love and loss, of how one couple changed each other’s life, and of what a sudden death can do to the people who survive.
On a hot, still morning on a beautiful beach in Jamaica, Decca Aitkenhead’s life changed forever. Her four-year-old son was paddling peacefully at the water’s edge when a wave pulled him out to sea. Her partner, Tony, swam out and saved their son’s life—then drowned before her eyes.
When Decca and Tony first met, a decade earlier, she was a renowned Guardian journalist profiling leading politicians of the day; he was a dreadlocked criminal with a history of drug dealing and violence. No one thought the romance would last, but it did—until the tide swept Tony away, plunging Decca into the dark chasm of random tragedy.
Exploring race and redemption, privilege and prejudice,All at Sea is a breathtakingly honest, profound, and utterly unforgettable memoir.
All at Sea is a remarkable story of love and loss, of how one couple changed each other’s life, and of what a sudden death can do to the people who survive.
On a hot, still morning on a beautiful beach in Jamaica, Decca Aitkenhead’s life changed forever. Her four-year-old son was paddling peacefully at the water’s edge when a wave pulled him out to sea. Her partner, Tony, swam out and saved their son’s life—then drowned before her eyes.
When Decca and Tony first met, a decade earlier, she was a renowned Guardian journalist profiling leading politicians of the day; he was a dreadlocked criminal with a history of drug dealing and violence. No one thought the romance would last, but it did—until the tide swept Tony away, plunging Decca into the dark chasm of random tragedy.
Exploring race and redemption, privilege and prejudice,All at Sea is a breathtakingly honest, profound, and utterly unforgettable memoir.
On its way to mrsjones via wishlist-tag. Hope you like it!
Arrived in the mail. Can’t wait to read it. Thanks!
The story was very compelling at first. I couldn’t imagine that Decca’s choice of a criminal crack addict was wise, but she turned him into one of the posthumous angels she talked about. I appreciated her sharing her grief and the parenting solutions she had to come up with on her own. But I do feel there was a piece of the story lacking; how did Tony turn his life around??
Left just outside the entrance. Enjoy!
