Full marks for trying
Brigid Keenan
"The new memoir about growing up in India and coming of age in sixties London, by the bestselling author of Diplomatic Baggage"--NoveList.
Read Time: ~6.7 hr
Full circle
by Ellen MacArthur (2010)
About this book
In October 2009 Ellen MacArthur, one of the greatest sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement from competitive sailing. Many were in disbelief. How could the woman who had fought so hard to set so many records give up racing? But Ellen had found an even tougher challenge than sailing solo round the globe. Now Ellen is ready to write about her incredible last ten years, including the trip which changed her life.
Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreFull circle Lead Character
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