Afloat : a memoir
Couchman, Danie2019
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Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she's from. At twenty-five, and living in her seventeenth home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life, and makes an impulsive decision: to buy a narrowboat and make it her home.Surrounded by an eclectic and itinerant community in the uncharted territory of the capital's urban wilderness, Danie becomes fully immersed in this hidden world. Each day onboard her boat Genesis is an adventure full of disaster and magic. Over five years of living off-grid, nomadic Danie learns to survive the many highs and lows of boat life alone, keeping herself, and her steel home, afloat. A captivating debut, Afloat is the story of a young woman's desire to escape an ever more isolated city existence and reconnect with nature, discovering what is important in life.
Main title:
Afloat : a memoir / Danie Couchman ; illustrated by Eleanor Taylor.
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Imprint:
London : Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781787133488
Dewey class:
643.2092643.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
354480
More Information:
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 643.2 COU | Available |