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Steered by the Falling Stars: A Father's Journey

by Daniel Spurr · 1992

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In this powerful memoir, the author's long-planned sailboat voyage begins auspiciously, with his son and teenage daughter along for the first leg. But when Spurr and his new wife turn the boat south on the leading edge of autumn, trouble follows. Through it all, Spurr discovers that his journey is ripe with opportunities for hope and renewal.

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
father sonfather sonMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 248 pages

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