Phoenix from the Ashes

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Author_Justin Tyers
Category1=Non-Fiction
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ISBN13=9781408151419
Language_English
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POP=London
Price=€10 to €20
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PUB=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Subject=Memoirs
Subject=Sports & Outdoor Recreation
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781408151419
  • Weight: 600g
  • Dimensions: 126 x 194mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: London, GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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‘Good will come of this.'

I don't know why I said that... the fire crew walked back down the hill - there was nothing they could do. As we stood there watching the house collapse in flames, I put my arms around Linda, who was sobbing uncontrollably. All we owned now were the old clothes in which we stood, and an old car for which we no longer had a key.

After a fire destroyed their house, Justin and his wife Linda irrationally decided to build a 15-ton classic yacht, as complete amateurs - starting with the trees. Working under the watchful eye of local sheep farmers who gave freely of their advice, how could they possibly fail? Once built, they set off for seven years aboard the prettiest boat you've ever seen to search out the hidden paradises and wildernesses in Scotland, France, Cornwall and Ireland, meeting the quirky, sometimes odd, but always entertaining characters who inhabit the shoreline.


Told through his beautiful narrative and exquisite illustrations, Justin Ruthven-Tyers' story is unexpected and extraordinary.

Justin Ruthven-Tyers is an illustrator and author. He and his wife now live aboard the beautiful classic yacht they built themselves, as described in this book.


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