Once Upon a Gypsy Moon
An Improbable Voyage and One Man's Yearning for Redemption
Michael Hurley watched his world unravel in the wake of infidelity, divorce and failure. In August 2009, he was short of money, out of a job, and seeking to salvage a life that had foundered. Deeply in need of perspective, he took to the open seas in a 32-foot sailboat, Gypsy Moon. The story of his 2-year outward odyssey, deterred by rough weather and mechanical troubles, combines keen observation, poignant thoughts, and deeper introspection with glorious prose.
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon also presents a rare and much-needed point of view on the familiar spiritual-journey narrative. It offers a star-crossed love story wrapped inside a rollicking good sea tale, but it also has something important to say to the reader about relationships, faith and disbelief, life and death, love and marriage, and what really matters.
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon also presents a rare and much-needed point of view on the familiar spiritual-journey narrative. It offers a star-crossed love story wrapped inside a rollicking good sea tale, but it also has something important to say to the reader about relationships, faith and disbelief, life and death, love and marriage, and what really matters.
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Format: Electronic Book
Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
ISBN-13: 9781455529346
On Sale Date: 04/16/2013
Publisher: Center Street
Formats Available: Hardcover Book, Electronic Book
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Michael Hurley watched his world unravel in the wake of infidelity, divorce and failure. In August 2009, he was short of money, out of a job, and seeking to salvage a life that had foundered. Deeply in need of perspective, he took to the open seas in a 32-foot sailboat, Gypsy Moon. The story of his 2-year outward odyssey, deterred by rough weather and mechanical troubles, combines keen observation, poignant thoughts, and deeper introspection with glorious prose.
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon also presents a rare and much-needed point of view on the familiar spiritual-journey narrative. It offers a star-crossed love story wrapped inside a rollicking good sea tale, but it also has something important to say to the reader about relationships, faith and disbelief, life and death, love and marriage, and what really matters.
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon also presents a rare and much-needed point of view on the familiar spiritual-journey narrative. It offers a star-crossed love story wrapped inside a rollicking good sea tale, but it also has something important to say to the reader about relationships, faith and disbelief, life and death, love and marriage, and what really matters.
A lifelong outdoor enthusiast, Michael Hurley has practiced law since 1984. He is the author of Letters from the Woods and several essays about "slices of life." He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Susan and three dogs. Together they have four children.
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"Poignant without being maudlin and spiritual without being sanctimonious...A striking memoir of personal discovery." (Kirkus Reviews).
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Product Details
- Publisher: Center Street
- Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
- Pages: 256
- ISBN-13: 9781455529346
- On Sale Date: 04/16/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $19.99
- Pages: 272
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9781455529339
- On Sale Date: 04/16/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $9.99
- Pages: 256
- ISBN-13: 9781455529346
- On Sale Date: 04/16/2013
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