Coasting - A Private Voyage (Paperback, 1st Vintage Departures ed)

Put Jonathan Raban on a boat and the results will be fascinating, and never more so than when he’s sailing around the serpentine, 2,000-mile coast of his native England. In this acutely perceived and beautifully written book, the bestselling author of Bad Land turns that voyage–which coincided with the Falklands war of 1982-into an occasion for meditations on his country, his childhood, and the elusive notion of home.

Whether he’s chatting with bored tax exiles on the Isle of Man, wrestling down a mainsail during a titanic gale, or crashing a Scottish house party where the kilted guests turn out to be Americans, Raban is alert to the slightest nuance of meaning. One can read Coasting for his precise naturalistic descriptions or his mordant comments on the new England, where the principal industry seems to be the marketing of Englishness. But one always reads it with pleasure.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Vintage Departures
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	February 2003
Authors:	Jonathan Raban
Dimensions:	204 x 133 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
Edition:	1st Vintage Departures ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-72593-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Promotions
LSN:	0-375-72593-8
Barcode:	9780375725937

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