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Behind Ocean Lines - The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury (Hardcover)
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Behind Ocean Lines - The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury (Hardcover)
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List price R516
Loot Price R344
Discovery Miles 3 440
You Save R172 (33%)
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An ex-yacht chef uncovers the dark reality of life at sea. By the
age of twenty-two, Melanie is ticking life's boxes as if filling in
a routine survey. Good grades at school? Check. Reliable university
degree? Check. Steady graduate job? Check. Her two feet are planted
firmly on solid ground; her life to date perfectly mirrors
society's expectations. That is until she finds herself plunged
into the superyacht industry, like an ice cube thrown into a cut
crystal glass of the finest whisky, having stepped foot on a boat
just three times before. Not only is she required to learn how to
run, sail, and race a multi-million-pound yacht on the job, she is
forced to adapt to a wholly unnatural life afloat, largely confined
to a bunk bed, crammed galley, and live-in colleagues. Oh, and to
devise, develop, and deliver fine dining menus for some of the
wealthiest people on the planet. No biggie. From the Mediterranean
to the Caribbean to the Arctic she cruises, visiting places many
can only dream of, orienting herself in an environment few have the
opportunity to observe. But while her culinary knowledge evolves
and her on-board responsibilities grow, the world as she knows it
begins to close in. The depth of the ocean no longer phases her;
it's the darkness inside which she fears. Behind Ocean Lines is a
deeply personal account of a deterioration in mental health against
a backdrop of opulence. It is, shockingly, not an anomaly in the
industry. It is about time the public is told.
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