One Wild Song: A Voyage in a Lost Son's Wake by Heiney, Paul

One Wild Song: A Voyage in a Lost Son's Wake

When British television presenter Paul Heiney's son, Nicholas, committed suicide at age 23, Paul and his wife,...
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Author: Paul Heiney
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One Wild Song: A Voyage in a Lost Son's Wake by Heiney, Paul

One Wild Song: A Voyage in a Lost Son's Wake

€42,58

One Wild Song: A Voyage in a Lost Son's Wake

€42,58
Author: Paul Heiney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

When British television presenter Paul Heiney's son, Nicholas, committed suicide at age 23, Paul and his wife, Sunday Times columnist Libby Purves, were rocked to the core. Although he had struggled with severe depression for many years, Nicholas had been a highly gifted and promising young man.

Among other things, Nicholas was a keen sailor, with several of his posthumously-published writings having a nautical theme. To try to reconnect with this happier memory of his son, Paul decides to set out--alone--on a voyage he would have liked them to have embarked upon together.

Cape Horn is the sailor's Everest: One of the most remote and bleak parts of the world, it takes courage, physical strength, and mental fortitude to face its tempestuous seas, violent winds, and barren landscape. During the voyage, Paul finds peace of mind and a way to face the future without his son.

Poignant, moving, funny, thought-provoking, and beautifully written, Paul's account of setting his own course through seemingly insurmountable grief makes for a powerful story. Injected with humor, perceptiveness, and philosophy, recounting his highs, lows, frustrations, and triumphs, the honesty and openness of Paul's story makes this very personal account a universal tale--for sailors and non-sailors alike.



Author: Paul Heiney
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Published: 09/08/2015
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781472919489

About the Author
Paul Heiney has been a TV and radio broadcaster for over thirty years. He was a presenter on That's Life! from 1978 until 1982, and more recently has presented Watchdog on BBC 1. He currently presents the ITV primetime show Countrywise. He wrote a weekly column for The Times for seven years and has written over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction. His popular science book, Can Cows Walk Down Stairs?, has been a bestseller in fifteen languages.

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