Once Upon A Gypsy Moon by Michael Hurley - 9781455529339

Name: Once Upon A Gypsy Moon by Michael Hurley - 9781455529339
Brand: Michael Hurley

Michael Hurley

Once Upon A Gypsy MoonA Memoir\nAuthor(s): Michael Hurley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Little, Brown & Company, United States\nImprint: Center Street\nISBN-13: 9781455529339, 978-1455529339\nSynopsis\nMichael Hurley watched his world unravel in the wake of infidelity, divorce and failure. In August 2009, he was short of money, out of a job, and seeking to salvage a life that had foundered. Deeply in need of perspective, he took to the open seas in a 32-foot sailboat, Gypsy Moon. The story of his 2-year outward odyssey, deterred by rough weather and mechanical troubles, combines keen observation, poignant thoughts, and deeper introspection with glorious prose. Once Upon a Gypsy Moon also presents a rare and much-needed point of view on the familiar spiritual-journey narrative. It offers a star-crossed love story wrapped inside a rollicking good sea tale, but it also has something important to say to the reader about relationships, faith and disbelief, life and death, love and ma.