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Wavedancing,
a novel by Joe Aston.

‘Once started, I simply couldn’t put it down..... more...

That blurb says:- Retired from life as a commercial fishing skipper, and sailing round the North Atlantic in his fifties, besides following whales to the Cape Verde islands and dophins up the Orinoco, Joe Aston also found the opportunity to delve into his own imagination. Enmeshed in these sea-faring yarns is an ambitious attempt to come to terms with some of the most profound quandaries of our times.

Jacket of the book Wavedancing by Joe Aston Retired from life as a commercial fishing skipper, and sailing round the North Atlantic in his fifties, besides following whales to the Cape Verde islands and dophins up the Orinoco, Joe Aston also found the opportunity to delve into his own imagination.  Enmeshed in these sea-faring yarns is an ambitious attempt to come to terms with some of the most profound quandaries of our times. Galician dolphins Photograph of a humpback's fluke in the vicinity of Boa Vista, Cape Verde islands Punta Machado Saba Warao Indians on the Orinoco Joe Aston Sample chapter | Purchase

     To see the photos better, and for more information about them, click on them on the cover, above. It's not that they are directly relevent to Wavedancing, but they were taken from the deck of the Anna M while I was writing it; such images provided inspiration for the imaginitive effort.

     Wavedancing may be purchased from www.trafford.com, or direct from:-

 

Joe Aston,
Rinemackaderrig,
Carrigaholt,
Co. Clare,
Ireland.

     Please send cheque/postal order, payable to Joe Aston, for 17.50EUR or 12.00GBP, and your copy will be mailed asap.

     Please also send your comments. The first one to come in is from Dom Raphael Appleby OSB, of Downside Abbey, Somerset, England:-

‘Once started, I simply couldn’t put it down..... the book is so full of wisdom and experience and common sense and at its heart a real understanding of Catholicism.  The sailing passages, too, are beautifully written and you feel you are humming along with the boat....’

     There will be an official launch at Killruddery House, Bray, Co.Wicklow. Details yet to be established - watch this space!

     For a sample of the book, here is Chapter 3 of Part I | Purchase Wavedancing

 

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