Behind Ocean Lines
the invisible price of accommodating luxury
$32.70
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2022
Summary
Behind Ocean Lines: A Chef’s Descent into the Depths of Yachting
An ex-yacht chef uncovers the dark reality of life at sea.
By the age of twenty-two, Melanie is ticking life’s boxes as if filling in a routine survey:
- Good grades at school? Check.
- Reliable university degree? Check.
- Steady graduate job? Check.
Her two feet are planted firmly on solid ground; her life to date perfectly mirrors society’s expectations. That is until …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781739907624 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1739907620 |
| Author: | Melanie White |
| Publisher: | Lemon Quartz Publishing |
| Imprint: | Lemon Quartz Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 484g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 140mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
‘I soon found myself completely sucked into Melanie’s world’ - Katie Churchward, Medium.com; ‘Interesting and eye-opening… essential reading’ - Flora, librarian, NetGalley; ‘Engaging’ - Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller
About The Author
Melanie White
Melanie spent five years crewing superyachts for charter and regatta racing across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Arctic. Since leaving her career as a full-time yacht chef, she has worked as a policy advisor for the UK Chamber of Shipping, with a particular interest in improving seafarer mental health awareness and suicide prevention. In addition to her work in the maritime sector, she is training to become a counsellor. In 2022 she gave birth to her first child, Alfred. Behind Ocean Lines is her first book.
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