Atlantic Circle: A wonderfully unorthodox account of of a transatlantic voyage..., by Kathryn Knight (HC, 1985, ex-lib, $1)
Kathryn Knight writes like a dream, but her experiences, at least at first, read more like a nightmare. Her father loves to sail, she does not. She is a gourmet cook, writes for Town and Country, and loves showers. She marries a sailor. (Problem #1). Her father gives them a 30 foot ketch for their honeymoon. (Problem #2). She figures she can cope with sailing around Penobscot Bay in Maine. He figures she can cope with crossing the Atlantic. (BIG problem #3). Off they go, and go, and go for 10 years. A baby slows them down a little, but the journey is never really over for almost 10 years. Only then does she get to stay on land. Only then can she routinely shower. Somehow through all of this the marriage stays strong.
You can find this book in the new non-fiction table, avail. 9/30.
