Sailing Into the Abyss (Paperback)

Bridget Lane

ISBN 10: 1494894289 / ISBN 13: 9781494894283

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

About this Item

Paperback. Sailing Into the Abyss LARGE PRINT EDITION This is a life-changing true story of drug-running across the Pacific. A young girl with a passion for sailing gets approached to transport an illegal cargo from Colombia to the US. She battles with storms, snakes, and interminable days at sea, in Great White Shark infested waters before finally being intercepted by a Mexican gunboat. Her subsequent incarceration in Mexico's most infamous prison, La Mesa, is almost more surprising: the treatment she receives and the people she meets become a transformative experience, as she recounts in this totally compelling personal journey. This is truly an extraordinary adventure story of a remarkable young woman operating in a man's world This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sailing Into the Abyss (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1494894289
• ISBN 13: 9781494894283
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Sailing Into the Abyss LARGE PRINT EDITION This is a life-changing true story of drug-running across the Pacific. A young girl with a passion for sailing gets approached to transport an illegal cargo from Colombia to the US. She battles with storms, snakes, and interminable days at sea, in Great White Shark infested waters before finally being intercepted by a Mexican gunboat. Her subsequent incarceration in Mexico’s most infamous prison, La Mesa, is almost more surprising: the treatment she receives and the people she meets become a transformative experience, as she recounts in this totally compelling personal journey. This is truly an extraordinary adventure story of a remarkable young woman operating in a man’s world

About the Author

After spending twenty-five years living and working on yachts, Bridget Lane and her husband Charles now live a quiet life on land in Brighton, Sussex in the UK. They returned to England to enable their sons to complete their education before enrolling in university courses. The only boating they now do is enjoying peaceful canal holidays in France. Bridget and Charles have recently enjoyed the birth of their first granddaughter.