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‘He has written an unusual book which must stimulate any reader to consider how they experience the world.’ (John de Falbe The Spectator )
"It's a paen to the virtues of restlessness and liberty." (Giles Foden Condé Nast Traveller May 2012 )
"It's a paen to the virtues of restlessness and liberty." (Giles Foden Condé Nast Traveller May 2012 )
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Cape Wrath tells the story of how Björn Larsson came to write his dark novel The Celtic Ring about the disappearance of a sailor, arms smuggling and a secret Druidic cult. On the long sailing trip between Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Brittany and the Spanish coast of Galicia, Larsson talked to many sailors and adventurers, fishermen and seafarers, who were waiting for the next tide to leave port. Their yarns, woven together in Larsson’s head, form the backdrop to The Celtic Ring, his thriller about a Celtic secret organisation. Their philosophy, however, is not fiction: Cape Wrath describes a different way of life, a life with the sea, which unites the people of the Celtic fringe of Europe.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read the Celtic Ring a few years ago and really enjoyed Larsson's descriptions in that book of sailing across the North Sea and around Scotland's West Coast. That aspect made the book for me.
Cape Wrath to Finsterre shows the same passion for sailing and travel. It is not a chronological description of a cruise, fleshing out a log book like so many other sailing books. It's more a collection of essays on various subjects. These subjects are all related to Larsson's sailing trips and experiences living aboard his boats.
These essays perfectly capture what is to me the true nature of sailing and foreign travel - not just the practicalities which do appear in the book but also Larsson's philosophies which strike a chord with me at least.
Reading the book would be best thought of as like late night conversations with Larsson over a few drams in the galley of his boat while the wind howls outside and he talks about the places he's been, adventures he's had, people he's met and life in general.
Cape Wrath to Finsterre shows the same passion for sailing and travel. It is not a chronological description of a cruise, fleshing out a log book like so many other sailing books. It's more a collection of essays on various subjects. These subjects are all related to Larsson's sailing trips and experiences living aboard his boats.
These essays perfectly capture what is to me the true nature of sailing and foreign travel - not just the practicalities which do appear in the book but also Larsson's philosophies which strike a chord with me at least.
Reading the book would be best thought of as like late night conversations with Larsson over a few drams in the galley of his boat while the wind howls outside and he talks about the places he's been, adventures he's had, people he's met and life in general.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having had withdrawal sysmptoms from having found gold with all Bernard Moitessiers outstanding writing in his style and outlook, particularly his "Tamata and the Alliance" this was a great find in the high Street. Amazons price makes it even better. I do not tend to reread fiction or reality but this book is special and lends itself to being reread time and time again; it is not a deep book but a refreshing book with definite chapters that like Moitessiers writing shows the world in a new light and includes great content on sailing and travel.
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