{"product_id":"mile-down-hb-w9","title":"David Vann: MILE DOWN W9 [2015] hardback","description":"In this inspirational memoir, internationally bestselling author David Vann tells the true story of building his own sailing ship and of the disastrous voyage that ensues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a thirty-year-old tourist in Turkey, David Vann stumbles across the steel frame of a ninety-foot sailboat and decides to fulfill a long-buried dream: he will rebuild the boat. From friends, family, and credit cards, he borrows $150,000 to construct the ship and achieve his ambition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, when the Turkish builders take shameless advantage of him, eventually charging him over $500,000, Vann finds himself on the edge of financial ruin and decides to start a chartering business. Battling with construction nightmares, spiraling debts and freak storms, Vann begins to wonder if he is merely repeating his father's failures at sea, and a career that led to tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a page-turning memoir of adventure on the open ocean and a tale of one man's attempt to overcome fate and realise his dream, A Mile Down is an unforgettable story of struggle and redemption by a writer of rare power.","brand":"Vann, David","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44278341992738,"sku":"9780434021956","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/vann-david-david-vann-mile-down-w9-2015-hardback-9780434021956-58847976653139.jpg?v=1726712585","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/mile-down-hb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}