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LOVE WITH A CHANCE OF DROWNING: A MEMOIR

Book ID/图书代码: 06840012B56480

English Summary/英文概要: We often hear stories about courageous humans who climb Everest without oxygen, walk tightropes between skyscrapers, or swim the Bering Straight with nothing but a bathing suit, goggles, and extremely shrunken genitals. Conquerors. Pioneers. Fearless superheroes. Torre DeRoche is not one of them.

She’s rife with phobias, and about as valiant as a Chihuahua in a fuchsia knit sweater. Under ordinary circumstances, you wouldn’t find her adrift in the middle of the stormy Pacific aboard a leaky sailboat – total crew of two – struggling to keep an old boat, a new relationship, and her floundering sanity afloat. But love can make a person do crazy things…

Love with a Chance of Drowning is the story of how a chance meeting with a handsome stranger convinced Torre to give up her sophisticated city life in San Francisco, face her fear of deep water, and join her lover on a year-long voyage across the Pacific. Part love story, part travel memoir, Love with a Chance of Drowning is pure enjoyment with some of the world’s most beautiful and remote destinations as its backdrop.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 超級怕水的女孩,以愛為契機
突破自我,跨越恐懼的藩籬
航向為期一年、漂流在世界上最大海洋的旅程

Torre DeRoche從來不是無畏的冒險勇者,她只是個平凡的女孩,極度害怕水,也對許多事物感到懼怕和焦慮。但在24歲那年,她的生命就此不同…。

24歲前,她在澳洲的家鄉過著安全無虞,卻又平凡無奇的上班族生活。為追求改變,她揹起行囊來到舊金山,原本只打算待一年,卻遇見改變她一生的人…。

Torre遇見一位有陽光般笑容的阿根廷男生,就此墜入愛河。隨著兩人交往,她知道他喜愛海上冒險,最大的心願就是駛著帆船航向無垠的大海,而他竟然開口邀請Torre跟他一起駕著帆船橫越太平洋…。

呃…這叫一個怕水怕的要死的女孩情何以堪?她完全不會游泳,不懂帆船,不懂航海,還要在太平洋上飄流,待在一個有點破舊甚至會破洞的帆船上,而且船員還只有兩個人?

這場愛情成為她克服自己因恐懼而故步自封的契機,即使非常害怕,她決定跨越恐懼的藩籬,大膽跨出勇敢的第一步!

Torre DeRoche使用平易近人,充滿幽默與豁達的口吻敘述這段旅程,句句真實,出自肺腑。她跟我們一樣只是個平凡人,對於未知的事物充滿懼怕,即使選擇開創新天地,仍然深受負面情緒影響,但這段旅程確確實實改變了她,也讓她更能與自己的情緒共處,並擁抱新的冒險。(Eva)

Awards/获奖情况:已有Film Option!

Rights sold: UK/Summersdale, Australia/Penguin, Film Option/Seismic Pictures, Brazil/Verus Editora

“The best travel memoir I have ever read, hands down … I wish I could wipe my memory clean just so I could start reading the book again with a fresh mind.” --The Art of Slow Travel Blog

“A book I wish I had published …a story of finding courage when your gut clenches and all you want to do is go home.” --Normandie Ward Fischer, Executive Editor at Wayside Press

“DeRoche is charming, frank, philosophical and utterly hilarious in equal measure. With her writing, she does what countless new authors fail to do – make it appear effortless.” --EssentialTravel.co.uk

“This is the best travel memoir I have read in a while, and I read a lot of travel memoirs.” --A Kindle in Hong Kong Blog

“An armchair voyage [with] all the perfect ingredients for a sweet love story, above and beyond the adventure of it all.” --Tania Aebi, author of Maiden Voyage, the First American Woman and Youngest Person to Sail Around the World Alone

“A story about … realizing that you are capable of doing so much more than you ever believed you could. All you need to do is cast off the lines that tie you to shore and set yourself free to try.” --WhatsDave Doing.com

“A hang onto your seat, laugh out loud, emotional roller-coaster across the Pacific Ocean. Torre is an example to every human who’s ever had a dream, showing us time and again that adventures can be had (and enjoyed) by even the most fearful of adventurers.” --Danny Bent, author of You’ve Gone Too Far This Time, Sir!

“A vivid and accurate picture of what life is really like for a reluctant sailor on a big ocean in a small boat … I found myself laughing out loud as often as I was turning the page to find out what happens next.” --Nick O’Kelly, author of Get Her On Board: Secrets to Sharing the Cruising Dream

“I’m a sucker for a well-told tale, and Love with a Chance of Drowning … is just that.” --Women and Cruising Blog

“Torre DeRoche is a fantastic writer and story teller and I can’t wait to read more.” --AlmostFearless.com

“ Love with a Chance of Drowning reads like a film: it’s strong on visuals, and fast-paced. DeRoche’s writing is simple and honest, and on top of all this, it’s very, very funny. It made me laugh and cry in equal measure.” --The Rhythm Method Blog

“A book for anyone with a sense of adventure, whether you’re an armchair traveller or someone who wants to see more of the world.” --Book Thingo Blog

About the Author/作者介绍: Torre DeRoche經營自己的旅遊部落格。她並不是無畏的冒險家,旅遊途中常受因不安而產生的焦慮恐懼所苦,而她並不矯飾這點,因此她所撰寫的旅遊文章句句真實,掏心掏肺。身為一個「怕的要命的冒險家」,她希望經由分享自己的經歷,鼓勵他人克服心裡的恐懼,勇敢追夢。
Torre DeRoche的部落格文章曾刊登於《The Atlantic Life》雜誌以及《Latitudes and Attitudes》雜誌,曾榮獲Travel Bloggy Award,在旅遊部落客當中擁有高知名度,受到EssentialTravel.co.uk以及各部落客邀請訪問。本書是她的第一部作品。

Love with a Chance of Drowning is Torre DeRoche’s first book. Her blog and travel adventures have been featured in The Atlantic Life and Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine, and her blog won a Travel Bloggy Award from Travel Bloggers Unite. She has been interviewed by EssentialTravel.co.uk and on many other travel blogs. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, with a mini fox terrier cursed by small-dog syndrome.

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