Motion Of The Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, And A Woman's Search For The Meaning Of Wife (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
This true story is about a woman who tells people in college that she's going to live on a boat. Living in Washington state, I wouldn't think that would be a big deal. But this person has never even been on a boat before. Fast forward through college, girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl finds boy again and marries him. He has grown up with boats and, at some point, they decide to take off in said boat and sail to the Far East.It is nice to read a book written by a woman who actually knows something about sailing. She describes its beauty, the frustrations it can be, especially on a long haul with many miles between ports and nowhere to go, and the fear when things go wrong.This book is written as a series of essays. There is a timeline to it, but not the flow that a novel should have. Esarey writes stories for sailing magazines, so I guess she's still more comfortable with that shorter format. Not only did I love this book, I loved getting to know the author, a fellow Seattlite, at our book club meeting! Esarey's book tells the story of her two-year honeymoon sail across the Pacific from Seattle to Hong Kong. A sailing story, yes, but even more so a story about friendship, love, marriage and the challenges you can imagine a couple of newlyweds would face spending two years crammed onto a tiny boat. Laugh out loud funny at times and heart-wrenching at others, I enjoyed every bit of this book. And yes, Janna is just as cool and funny and quirky and thoughtful in person as she comes across through her writing!
What do You think about Motion Of The Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, And A Woman's Search For The Meaning Of Wife (2009)?
Loved this book! Fun read and quite an adventure of not only the travels but of the relationship.
—angie
started out a little slow then picked up! makes me want to sail around the world!
—Ali
Read this for book club. I liked it!
—tillylovelife
