That Oceanic FeelingA captivating memoir that explores the lure of the sea and the author's love affair with surfing. |
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Fiona Capp. PROLOGUE ONE LATE AFTERNOON in mid - winter , when I was three months pregnant , I took some visiting French friends to the Point Nepean National Park because they were keen to see the notorious entrance to Port Phillip Bay ...
Fiona Capp. PROLOGUE ONE LATE AFTERNOON in mid - winter , when I was three months pregnant , I took some visiting French friends to the Point Nepean National Park because they were keen to see the notorious entrance to Port Phillip Bay ...
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... late teens , when all pro- hibitions were a red rag , that I dared sneak into this forbidden zone . And it was much later still , after I had witnessed the lone surfer riding the tanker's wake , that I dared admit to myself that I too ...
... late teens , when all pro- hibitions were a red rag , that I dared sneak into this forbidden zone . And it was much later still , after I had witnessed the lone surfer riding the tanker's wake , that I dared admit to myself that I too ...
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... in a swimming pool . In my mid - twenties , I started work as a journalist and , soon after , gave up surfing . Although I learned to tolerate the hot , deserted streets of Melbourne in late December and early January 5.
... in a swimming pool . In my mid - twenties , I started work as a journalist and , soon after , gave up surfing . Although I learned to tolerate the hot , deserted streets of Melbourne in late December and early January 5.
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Fiona Capp. deserted streets of Melbourne in late December and early January when the rest of the world was ' down the beach ' , the young woman I had once been remained disdainful of the life I had chosen to lead , and I could never ...
Fiona Capp. deserted streets of Melbourne in late December and early January when the rest of the world was ' down the beach ' , the young woman I had once been remained disdainful of the life I had chosen to lead , and I could never ...
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... late 1960s . Their presence , along with the Easter competition at Bells - the longest - running professional surf contest has ensured that the town's identity is now inseparable from its surfing culture . Those who knew Torquay in the ...
... late 1960s . Their presence , along with the Easter competition at Bells - the longest - running professional surf contest has ensured that the town's identity is now inseparable from its surfing culture . Those who knew Torquay in the ...
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A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, and the Transformation of a French ... Alice Garner Limited preview - 2005 |