Nine Summers: Our Mediterranean OdysseyAllen & Unwin, 1940 M01 1 - 336 páginas When surgeon Felix Huber was diagnosed with a rare cancer at age 60, he and his university lecturer wife, Rina, had a choice: draw inwards and eke out whatever time he might have left, or gamble on the future and live out their long-held fantasy of sailing the Mediterranean. The couple, sweethearts since childhood, chose to celebrate life. They had nine glorious summers of adventuring together, sailing from port to port around France, Italy, Greece and more offbeat destinations on their yacht. Along the way, they were befriended by locals, marooned in a hidden smugglers' harbour, and introduced to joyous new tastes and sights at every stop. There were numerous health dramas along the way which tested their optimism and their determination, but throughout it all the couple stayed positive and treasured living their dream. This is their heart-warming story. |
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... dark cloud pressed down on us. At midnight, Felix started to phone. First London, then New York, Houston, Boston, The Mayo Clinic, on and on...His tone was so matter of fact — cool, composed, as if he were discussing a patient's ...
... dark cloud pressed down on us. At midnight, Felix started to phone. First London, then New York, Houston, Boston, The Mayo Clinic, on and on...His tone was so matter of fact — cool, composed, as if he were discussing a patient's ...
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... dark as the plane took off. I looked down and saw the glittering lights of Sydney below and wondered how we'd feel when we returned. Felix gripped my hand, clinging to it as if to ensure I wouldn't escape. Was this a sign of insecurity ...
... dark as the plane took off. I looked down and saw the glittering lights of Sydney below and wondered how we'd feel when we returned. Felix gripped my hand, clinging to it as if to ensure I wouldn't escape. Was this a sign of insecurity ...
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... dark. Through an open blind I watched a red port light blip on and off in a black–blue sky. The aroma of coffee swept past me as an attendant handed a passenger a tray. When we neared Bangkok, a pumpkin sky bathed the horizon and a ...
... dark. Through an open blind I watched a red port light blip on and off in a black–blue sky. The aroma of coffee swept past me as an attendant handed a passenger a tray. When we neared Bangkok, a pumpkin sky bathed the horizon and a ...
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... dark green pines and brightly coloured boats tied to the shore. When we returned that evening, Felix looked round the bay, then said, 'One day we'll sail the Med in our own boat!' 'What a fabulous idea,' I said. 'Promise?' And the way ...
... dark green pines and brightly coloured boats tied to the shore. When we returned that evening, Felix looked round the bay, then said, 'One day we'll sail the Med in our own boat!' 'What a fabulous idea,' I said. 'Promise?' And the way ...
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... dark, we heard flying fish smack the water and watched phosphorescence glow. From this point we started on our daily routine, preparing for the next day — plotting our courses, entering and checking these into the satnav, re-reading ...
... dark, we heard flying fish smack the water and watched phosphorescence glow. From this point we started on our daily routine, preparing for the next day — plotting our courses, entering and checking these into the satnav, re-reading ...
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