Swell
Book description
Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free.
Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking…
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1 author picked Swell as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Captain Liz Clark is who I would have wanted to be when I grew up, had I found her story in my teens.
There were almost no strong female role models that I could point to as a girl who inspired me, and illuminated a path of an adventurous woman. Captain Liz Clark built her own sailboat and decided to take on the entire Pacific Ocean on her adventures to find love, connection, and a relationship to nature and her own pure heart.
I clutched this book to my heart and took it with me everywhere for a month. Then…
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