Ready to Come About, Sue Williams
Ready to Come About, Sue Williams
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Ready to Come About

Author: Sue Williams

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2022


Synopsis

Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I‘m cold and sick and afraid. I pray for reprieve. I long for solid ground. And I can‘t help but ask myself, What the hell was I thinking?

When Sue Williams set sail for the North Atlantic, it wasn’t a mid-life crisis. She had no affinity for the sea. And she didn’t have an adventure-seeking bone in her body. In the wake of a perfect storm of personal events, it suddenly became clear: her sons were adults now; they needed freedom to figure things out for themselves; she had to get out of their way. And it was now or never for her husband, David, to realize his dream to cross an ocean. So she’d go too.

Ready to Come About is the story of a mother’s improbable adventure on the high seas and her profound journey within, through which she grew to believe that there is no gift more precious than the liberty to chart one’s own course, and that risk is a good thing … sometimes, at least.

About Sue Williams

Sue Williams is an award-winning author and journalist. She has written a number of bestselling books, including Father Bob: The Larrikin Priest; Women of the Outback; Mean Streets, Kind Heart: The Father Chris Riley Story and the historical novel Elizabeth & Elizabeth. Sue was born in England, and worked in print and television in the UK and New Zealand. She spent many years travelling around the world before falling in love with Australia in 1989. Since settling here, she has written for many of Australia's leading newspapers and magazines. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob

There’s an art to telling an epic tale, and Sue Williams does it with an engaging mix of sensitivity, humour, and aplomb. She spins a tale that intertwines the nuances of family dynamics with the ostensibly straightforward challenges of taking on nature. In each of these domains, she succeeds, makin......more

Compelling read both from the perspective of the courageous journey across the Atlantic but also the journey of parents as they learn to let their children become the incredible beings that they were destined to become. Loved the humor and the insights the author gained from the journey,......more

Goodreads review by Miriam

Initially, I thought why would anyone want to sail across the Atlantic when it involved eternal careening from disaster to discomfort? But that is exactly what Joseph Campbell's hero-quest is: the hero's reluctant acceptance of the call to adventure, of incessant setbacks and ultimate return that re......more

Goodreads review by Ines

One doesn't need to be a "sailor" or a parent to thoroughly enjoy Ready to Come About. The quality of the writing, the plot and the vivid character descriptions all make this book a "good read". Sue Williams' honesty regarding her emotions about the adventure, about her children and about her relati......more