This is an auction for PASSAGE TO JUNEAU by Jonathan Raban.

Amazon.com review:

"Jonathan Raban sets out on a passage from Seattle to Juneau in a small boat and, as usual with the brilliant Raban, this journey becomes a vehicle for history and heart-stopping descriptions that will make readers want to hail him as one of the finest talents who's picked up a pen in the 20th century. The voyage through the Inside Passage from Washington's Puget Sound to Alaska churns up memories and stirs up hidden emotions and Raban dwells on many, including the death of his father and his own role as daddy to his young daughter, Julia, left behind in Seattle. More than just a personal travelogue, however, PASSAGE TO JUNEAU weaves in the stories of others before him. Pressed into every page are intimate descriptions of life at sea - the fog-shrouded coasts, the crackly radio that keeps him linked to the mainland, the salty marine air, and the fellow sailors who are likewise drawn by a life of tossing on water. While Raban successfully steers his boat to the desired port, readers discover that this insightful, talented sage is in fact emotionally in deep water and may not fully be captain of his own life."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Paperback 2000.

435 pages.

Good condition.

The cost of shipping is $3.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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