The Breath of Angels

A True Story of Life and Death at Sea

John Beattie

The Breath of Angels is an action-packed tale of the sea and a story of love and longing. Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was 25 years before his dream of circumnavigating the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Queen could begin to come true. After sailing from Ireland to the Canary Islands and facing difficulties with weather, crew, and ship, John was forced to abandon his goal of circumnavigation. However, he also decided he was ready to tackle the daunting transatlantic passage alone. Along the way he discovered what he had been searching for: the rapture of the ocean.

His voyage continued along the South American coast and into the depths of the rainforests via uncharted tributaries. The adventure reached a stirring climax during his return voyage from Venezuela. One day at dawn, hundreds of miles from land, he spotted a man dying of thirst aboard a drifting open boat, a man given one last slender chance to live...

270 pp. 1997 paper

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