Nine Summers: Our Mediterranean Odyssey

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Allen & 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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Born in Haifa and raised there and in Italy and Australia, Rina Huber was a mother of two in her 30s when she began university studies with the support of her surgeon husband, Felix. She went on to tutor in Anthropology at the University of Sydney and lecture in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has written numerous academic journal articles and anthology chapters as well as From Pasta to Pavlova: A Comparative Study of Italian Immigrants in Sydney and Griffith (University of Queensland Press, 1977).

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