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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... grave. As the coffin began to sink, I turned away, looked up at the sky and told myself that my mother was up there, not in that black box. I relived the emotions of the little withdrawn girl who never cried in 11 NINE SUMMERS.
... grave. As the coffin began to sink, I turned away, looked up at the sky and told myself that my mother was up there, not in that black box. I relived the emotions of the little withdrawn girl who never cried in 11 NINE SUMMERS.
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Our Mediterranean Odyssey Rina Huber. emotions of the little withdrawn girl who never cried in front of others, never spoke to anyone about her mother. Over 50 years had passed since she'd died from cancer. I barely remembered her, and ...
Our Mediterranean Odyssey Rina Huber. emotions of the little withdrawn girl who never cried in front of others, never spoke to anyone about her mother. Over 50 years had passed since she'd died from cancer. I barely remembered her, and ...
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... never been one himself. He didn't know how to be a patient. My love for him verged on pain. 'One whisky and one gin and tonic.' The attendant smiled as she put down the glasses. When dinner was served, Felix was in fine form. I couldn't ...
... never been one himself. He didn't know how to be a patient. My love for him verged on pain. 'One whisky and one gin and tonic.' The attendant smiled as she put down the glasses. When dinner was served, Felix was in fine form. I couldn't ...
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... never lose his cool? Maybe that's what surgery is about? He always knows what to do next. But how is he going to solve this one?' The cabin was dark. Through an open blind I watched a red port light blip on and off in a black–blue sky ...
... never lose his cool? Maybe that's what surgery is about? He always knows what to do next. But how is he going to solve this one?' The cabin was dark. Through an open blind I watched a red port light blip on and off in a black–blue sky ...
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... never go to Smith's Creek again. <<<<. 'Perhaps we should have a long trial run before we ship Galatea to the Mediterranean, maybe sail to the Barrier Reef. We could do the race to Mooloolaba with crew, that'd get us up north quickly ...
... never go to Smith's Creek again. <<<<. 'Perhaps we should have a long trial run before we ship Galatea to the Mediterranean, maybe sail to the Barrier Reef. We could do the race to Mooloolaba with crew, that'd get us up north quickly ...
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