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An Ocean to Cross - Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R472
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An Ocean to Cross - Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life (Paperback, New edition): Liz Fordred, Susie Blackmun

An Ocean to Cross - Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life (Paperback, New edition)

Liz Fordred, Susie Blackmun

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A story to inspire the disabled, and in fact all people, to dream and set sights well past their comfort zone.­­Christopher Reeve


The inspiring tale of a voyage across the Atlantic


Paralyzed from the chest down when she was thrown from a horse, Liz might have sunk into a twilight of self-pity but for her indomitable spirit. She met and eventually married Pete Fordred, who had been paralyzed in a car accident. With no prospects in the beleaguered Rhodesia of 1980, they formed a crazy plan: to build a boat and sail around the world. That they were broke, were disabled, had never sailed, and lived 1,000 miles from the ocean in a country where boat equipment was almost impossible to obtain wouldnt stop them.


An Ocean to Cross is a tale of courage, self-empowerment, and ultimate triumph. Liz Fordreds most eloquent answers to a storm of nay-saying were her seemingly inexhaustible reservoirs of fortitude and optimism, and an amazing marriage that grew stronger with each new obstacle. This good-humored and forthright narrative tells the inspiring story of how she and Pete worked tirelessly together to rebuild their lives against all odds, and ultimately sailed to a new life in America.

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Imprint: TAB Books Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2001
First published: 2000
Authors: Liz Fordred • Susie Blackmun
Dimensions: 204 x 142 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 270
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-137394-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating > Sailing
Books > Biography > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN: 0-07-137394-2
Barcode: 9780071373944

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