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VEAL, DEBRA: : Rowing it Alone: One Woman's Extraordinary Transatlantic Adventure. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS,2002.

ISBN 1861055471.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat, handwritten blue ink inscrptn,signature and date: 'Lots of love Deborah Veal Dec '02.' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject/author's autobiographical colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with b/w,grey,red and blue lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xiiipp+1-210pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a foreword by Sir Chay Blyth,author's introduction,10 chapters and an epilogue, 16pp contemporary autobiographical photographs in 1 block,between pp82/3,a glossary,an appendix and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,contents list/table,and double-page b/w map of race's journey. When married couple Debra and Andrew Veal entered the 3,000 mile Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge they believed that their profound knowledge of each other would give them the edge over the other - mainly male - competitors.Yet during their first night in open waters they were confronted with a discovery that would leave their transatlantic bid in tatters: Andrew,an experienced rower,was suffering from an uncontrollable fear of the ocean.Try as they might to overcome this,by day eight Andrew's distress had become unbearable for both of them.After a night of soul- searching,Andrew resolutely decided to give up. Debra could have bowed out of the race with her husband and team-mate,but she was relishing the journey and wanted to see how far she could go as a solo-rower.Word of Debra's adventure led to international press coverage and afterwards she received thousands of text messages from well- wishers who were keenly following her progress. After 112 days,Debra completed the voyage and landed in Barbados. 'Rowing it Alone' is Debra's deeply personal account of her epic adventure - both in terms of distance and emotional growth.She explores her motivation and the reserves of solid determination that literally kept her afloat in the face of physical dangers and emotional lows.She shares her moments of sheer peace and happiness,away from the bustle of modern living.Debra's honesty and warm personality shine through in this inspiring story.She reveals how her achievement has affected her life - and marriage - and talks about how it feels to succeed against the odds. This is so much more than a book about rowing - it is about the adventure of life and love and the challenge of commitment. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'Lots of love Deborah Veal Dec '02.'

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