ONE WILD SONG BLOOMSBURY — PAUL HEINEY

When Countrywise presenter Paul Heiney s son Nicholas committed suicide aged 23 Paul and his wife Times columnist Libby Purves were rocked to the core Nicholas had been a highly gifted promising young man albeit he had struggled to keep his head above water at times as severe depression slowly dragged him down over many years Nicholas was a keen sailor with several of his posthumously published writings having a nautical theme To try to reconnect with this happier memory of his son Paul decides to set out alone on a voyage he would have liked them to have embarked upon together Cape Horn is the sailor s Everest One of the most remote and bleak parts of the world it takes courage physical strength and mental fortitude to face its tempestuous seas violent winds and barren landscape Poignant moving funny thought provoking and beautifully written Paul s account of setting his own course through seemingly insurmountable grief makes for a powerful story Injected with humour perceptiveness and philosophy recounting his highs lows frustrations and triumphs the honesty and openness of Paul s story makes this very personal account a universal tale Yayınevi BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Yazar PAUL HEINEY Dil İNGİLİZCE Sayfa Sayısı 230 SAYFA Yıl 2015