Suzanne Heywood
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International bestselling author of “Wavewalker” & “What Does Jeremy Think”. COO of EXOR, one of Europe’s largest diversified holding companies
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I am delighted that so many people are
enjoying “Wavewalker:Breaking Free”, which has become a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller!
@mailonsundaySTL
@thetimes
@HadleyFreeman
@Telegraph
@lacarpenter1
@tortoise
@TheTLS
@akennedysmith
@SarahBrownUK
@simonwwriter
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Five years ago today my husband Jeremy Heywood passed away. We still miss him hugely as a family and I know his colleagues in the Civil Service do too. I hope he would be pleased by the work
@HeywoodFndation
is doing to continue his passion for public sector innovation.
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@Faith_Salie
My Gen X story. One morning when I was 7, my parents loaded me on a boat, and set sail around the world. It was a decade before I finally escaped. Along the way we were shipwrecked, shot guns, met whales etc. And my parents consumed a lot of alcohol.
#Wavewalker
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I’m delighted that my new book WAVEWALKER is out now. It tells the story of the decade I spent on a boat as a child - and how I escaped.
The extracts were featured in the Guardian and the book has been reviewed by the Mail, TLS and ST. I hope people enjoy it!
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Thank you to
@HadleyFreeman
for an incredibly insightful review of my book Wavewalker, in
@ST_Culture
yesterday. It’s been quite a journey to tell my story, literally & figuratively. Your review was beautifully written - I really appreciate it.
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Wonderful to see so many friends tonight at the official launch of “Wavewalker”. Thank you to Ed Balls who was fantastic (as always) and Arabella Pike and the rest of the team at Harper Collins!
@edballs
@ArabellaPike
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It looks like someone (possibly my father) is creating multiple new accounts on Goodreads to give my book one star reviews. Please review the book if you get a chance. We should NEVER give in to bullies.
@goodreads
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My father and brother gave an interview today to
@MailOnline
. I won’t go through all the points - recollections may indeed differ - but one deserves pause as it is painful in many ways.
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My interview with
@bbcworldservice
is now out - I’m sorry about the frog! Thank you to
@erjnaylor
@WirelessJo
and Rob Wilson
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Thank you
@lib_thinks
in
@thetimes
today for her very thoughtful piece about how my book Wavewalker made her think about the limit to which a child should be trapped in someone else’s dream.
#parenting
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Wonderful to be at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival,
@theamelia_tw
today, talking to
@BBC_CReidy
about my new book Wavewalker, and later to
@MsMelanieSykes
about her book Illuminated.
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It’s is very exciting to see that
#Wavewalker
is now a bestseller in New Zealand!
@NZ_Listener
@HarperCollinsUK
@HarperNZ
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Exciting to see my interview about my new book ‘Wavewalker’ () with
@Daily_Express
out today.
“When you take kids on extreme adventures, you are outside of society. There is nobody watching out for them”
I am still grateful to
@NSPCC
and
@ISPCCChildline
.
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Mr Ray (one of the heroes in my new book ‘Wavewalker’) is thrilled that he has been asked to talk about it to the WI. He’s hoping for lots of cake and interesting questions!
@WomensInstitute
Here he is with Wavewalker’s compass:
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Almost 5 years after Jeremy passed away and I’m still finding it hard even to open a Monzo account because of the UK’s PEP (politically exposed person)’s scheme … this is crazy.
#banks
#monzo
#accountclosed
#debanked
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Thank you so much
@JuLlewellyn
- I think it is very important to tell these stories and hopefully encourage a conversation about the rights of children. No child should have to spend a decade of their childhood without access to medical care, schooling or friends
Can’t recommend
@SuzanneHeywood
Wavewalker more highly - true account of a child trapped in her selfish parents’ dangerous dream of sailing the world
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And
@HeywoodHill
and
@Waterstones
for more book signing. Lots of signed books are now in stock!
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Fantastic to share the
#Wavewalker
story last night
@Firmdale_Hotels
with
@CharleneWhite
,
@JenniferDuvali1
,
@edvaizey
,
@BremermannRich
,
@CNBCJou
,
@andredehaes
,
@JuneAngelides
,
@AnnaCJ20
,
@hannahprevett
@PoppyJamie
. Thanks
@ES_Entrepreneur
for getting us together.
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Hi all. I am looking forward to being at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival,
@theamelia_tw
Sunday 14th May where I will be talking about my book ‘Wavewalker’ and interviewing
@MsMelanieSykes
about her new book ‘Illuminated’
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I was delighted to support the wonderful work done by Their World and Sarah Brown at the launch of my new book Wavewalker last week: all of the royalties from the launch event are going to Their World
@SarahBrownUK
@theirworld
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This is my mother’s diary entry after our shipwreck:
“Sue still crying…found her head disfigured by huge swelling on temple, top of head, side of face - she looked deformed…was in tremendous pain…frightened in case she has broken her skull”
This is “getting off lightly”?
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It was fantastic to catch up with Matt Brittin and the rest of the team at Google UK
@Google
to discuss my book “Wavewalker”. We had a great discussion about the importance of resilience - which is relevant even if you have not been shipwrecked!
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My father and brother gave an interview today to
@MailOnline
. I won’t go through all the points - recollections may indeed differ - but one deserves pause as it is painful in many ways.
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I was delighted to talk about
#Wavewalker
and building resilience with
@sonyabarlowuk
at
#LondonTechWeek
!
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I’m delighted that through my book Wavewalker I am able to help
@theirworld
and
@SarahBrownUK
and the fantastic work they are doing to help kids get access to education.
"I’m passionate about education after spending a decade trapped on a boat as a child"
theirworld.org
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It was lovely to launch
#Wavewalker
in Canada last night with the amazing charity 30 birds - and even more moving that so many of the girls that they have evacuated from Afghanistan so they can have an education in Canada were able to join us!
@30Birds_
@HarperCollinsCa
#books
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I am delighted that so many people are
enjoying “Wavewalker:Breaking Free”!
@mailonsundaySTL
@thetimes
@HadleyFreeman
@Telegraph
@lacarpenter1
@tortoise
@TheTLS
@akennedysmith
@SarahBrownUK
@simonwwriter
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And also in his 2011 book he remembered the pain of those procedures for me.
Maybe my father really now believes his 7 year old daughter "got away lightly" from injuries inflicted by his decision to cross a dangerous ocean with small children. Unfortunately I don't.
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Very exciting to get my first copy from
@HarperCollins
of the US and Canadian edition of Wavewalker this morning! It is is out in those geographies in October.
#books
#wavewalker
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This is SO exciting! Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to keep writing, including my kids, my late husband, many wonderful friends and
@WmCollinsBooks
&
@PFDAgents
. After so many years, I’ve finally been able to share the true story of my childhood.
#Wavewalker
We are thrilled that
@SuzanneHeywood
's WAVEWALKER will be a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller this weekend! Congratulations Suzanne!
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Thank you so much to Bear Grylls for his endorsement of my new book “Wavewalker”.
“What a journey - a hardcore one at times. I’m glad the compass has found its way home” - Bear Grylls
It was indeed a challenging journey!
@BearGrylls
@CarolinePFD
@ArabellaPike
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The paperback cover of
#Wavewalker
has just been revealed! I think it’s hugely evocative - a tiny Wavewalker making its way alone through a huge ocean.
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I have just found copies of
#Wavewalker
in the main bookshop in Singapore! I do hope readers there are enjoying it!
#Singapore
#booklovers
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The
@guardian
extracts of my new book Wavewalker () have had record engagement - with well over 1 million views. Quite amazing!
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This of course is not my recollection. I remember the agony of multiple head operations with no anaesthetic. Interestingly, in his 2011 book “Schooner to the Southern Ocean” my father remembered that I had “a fractured skull and broken nose” (I attach a copy of his page here)
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@TFletcher
@HertfordCollege
@UniofOxford
@SarahBrownUK
@OldFortunatus
@Robertotrotta69
@peterfrankopan
It was lovely to be with you today talking about
#Wavewalker
, being trapped on a boat for a decade and the power of education in Hertford’s beautiful chapel. Thank you
@TFletcher
,
@HertfordCollege
,
@SarahBrownUK
and
@theirworld
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Thank you
@30Birds_
! It was an honour to join to talk about how we can help all girls access an education - they are our future and we owe that to them.
Grateful for an inspiring call with
@SuzanneHeywood
this week, championing Afghan girls' education. Join us in empowering future leaders and changemakers. Together, we can make a lasting difference!
#EducationForAll
#EmpowerGirls
#30BirdsFoundation
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And also in his 2011 book he remembered the pain of those procedures for me (see here)
Maybe my father really now believes his 7 year old daughter "got away lightly" from injuries inflicted by his decision to cross a dangerous ocean with small children. Unfortunately I don't.
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Thank you to
@FrancesHardy1
@DailyMailUK
and
@Femail
for their article today about
#Wavewalker
. “It is utterly compelling, bleak, heart-breaking”.
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#Wavewalker
has made it onto Bloomberg’s books of the year!
“Just an astonishing read from start to finish of a girlhood spent at sea with her family”
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Thank you
@RositaBoland
and
@IrishTimes
for their review of Wavewalker ().
A “singular, troubling and remarkable memoir”
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Thank you to
@yachtingmonthly
for your review of
#Wavewalker
!
“It is a constant, valuable reminder of how different the view may be from below deck”
#books
#sailing
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Really looking forward to talking to Jonny Dymond
@JonnyDymond
for the World at One
@BBCWorldatOne
to talk about my new book “Wavewalker” today!
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It was fantastic have the opportunity to review the Sunday papers this morning
@cheltfestivals
with
#marcusbrigstock
,
#michaelbinyon
and
@NicolaTux
. Another lovely Cheltenham audience!
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Good to see the Telegraph article out today - it explains more of the background to my new book “Wavewalker”.
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I’m really looking forward to joining
@MumsnetTowers
to discuss
#Wavewalker
tomorrow!
Want the chance to ask
@SuzanneHeywood
anything?
Suzanne will be on Mumsnet tomorrow evening answering questions about her latest book 'Wavewalker'
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This of course is not my recollection. I remember the agony of multiple head operations with no anaesthetic.
Interestingly, in his 2011 book “Schooner to the Southern Ocean” my father remembered that I had “a fractured skull and broken nose” (I attach a copy of his page here)
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It’s very exciting to see
#Wavewalker
now being launched in India! The story of our shipwreck “I’m not afraid to die if we are all together” has long been a core text in Indian schools. Now at last I can share my side of that story.
@HarperCollinsIN
Bestselling author
@SuzanneHeywood
follows her critically acclaimed “What Does Jeremy Think?” with
#Wavewalker
, the incredible true story of how the adventure of a lifetime became her determination to educate herself helped her escape.
Order now:
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#Wavewalker
has just been named as one of
@thetimes
best biographies of 2023!
13 best biographies and memoirs of 2023
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It was wonderful to be
@hayfestival
this weekend talking to
@FrancineFilm
about
#Wavewalker
. We had some fantastic audience questions!
Picture credit:
@WelshFestiDad
#book
#booklovers
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@ES_Entrepreneur
@JohannaTC
@saashaN8
@TamaraLohan
@mykolska
@TamaraBoxRS
@Tamara_Rajah
Thank you so much Emma! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. The book took 7 years to get to its final form (partly as I put it to one side for a while to work on “What Does Jeremy Think”) but I’m so happy it is now out in the world!
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Thank you so much
@barbarascully
. I’m delighted you enjoyed it!
This book. Stunning storytelling. A remarkable story about a girl trapped in her fathers dream & her mothers bitterness. I LOVED this - couldn’t put it down.
@SuzanneHeywood
#Wavewalker
#BookRecommendation
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It was great to be asked by
@harpersbazaaruk
to share some of my learnings from growing up for a decade at sea. And thank you
@OliverHolms
for the lovely photo!
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#Wavewalker
has reached NZ radio!
“An extraordinary story - people who loved “Educated” will love this one”
#books
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I’m delighted that my article about
#wavewalker
was published by the Huff Post today! 👇
“My parents’ narrative looked true — we seemed to be living a 'privileged' life. But the reality was very different.”
#books
@HarperCollins
@HuffPost
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Happy reading Paolo! As well as a lot of politics, and the bonus chapter on Greensill, you will also find some hints of the Wavewalker story hidden inside!
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Thank you
@johnnyljenkins
- I am honoured. And happy new year!
Wavewalker by
@SuzanneHeywood
Best new book I’ve read this year. The unbelievable tale of a difficult childhood
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Thank you
@VJMallet
and
@FT
for your review of
#Wavewalker
today!
“In Wavewalker, the storm-filled story of her decade-long childhood…Suzanne Heywood asks…why did they take me with them?”
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She is correct - it is a right!
She wants to Learn because Education is Her Right:
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@AmandaPCraig
@MailOnline
Thank you! It’s been difficult to write for all the reasons that are now clear. But I’m so happy the story is out there and hopefully it will inspire others to fight their way out of difficult circumstances
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I’m delighted that my letter to my younger self has now been published by
@BigIssue
.
“One day, long after you escape [from Wavewalker] you will find the courage to write your story.”
#books
#wavewalker
Articles | Wavewalker
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Thank you
@bbcworldservice
. It is great to see this interview now out!
Over breakfast one morning Suzanne Heywood’s father announced that they were swapping their home in England for a new one out at sea.
But what she thought would be a great adventure turned out to be a decade-long nightmare
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It was great to talk about
#Wavewalker
with
#carolinehutton
this evening
@cheltfestivals
! What a lovely audience - thank you.
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My father disputes in the article that as a little girl of 7 in our shipwreck I suffered a fractured skull and broken nose. He adds “she was fine - she got away quite lightly”
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It was lovely to meet up with
@drmatthewgreen
this morning to discuss the world of publishing! Many congratulations on his wonderful book
#shadowlands
!
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A wonderful review today in
@WSJ
by
@MeghanGurdon
. Thank you.
“Suzanne … tells the story of her extraordinary childhood in “Wavewalker,” a coming-of-age memoir that draws apt comparisons with Tara Westover’s “Educated”
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I’m very excited about the launch of
#Wavewalker
tonight in Canada with the incredible charity
@30Birds_
which is trying to ensure that girls from Afghanistan get proper access to education!
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Thank you
@canadianliving
- it is wonderful that
#Wavewalker
has made your list of the top 5 books to read this Fall!
@HarperCollinsCa
@SuzanneMoutis
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@WhatIThinkIs241
Thank you so much. I will do that. As you will know from the story, I grew up in a world where truth was often hard to pin down - which is why I kept such extensive diaries, and was very careful in documenting all of the facts before writing the book.
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Thank you to
@aliceTTimes
and
@RSylvesterTimes
for their interview with me about
#Wavewalker
“Suzanne lived the majority of her childhood and teenage years at sea…which sounds magical but in reality was anything but”
@TimesRadio
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@HWFWriters
@HenleyLitFest
It was lovely to see everyone today: thank you so much to
@HenleyLitFest
and to my extra-special guests Mr Ray and Mr Al!
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Thank you so much
@JunieJuneB
. I’m so sorry you had a similar experience but so glad we have both broken free. I want to be a survivor of my childhood, not a victim and I hope you can feel the same way.
@SuzanneHeywood
I’m reading your book and almost finished. I’ve been through a very similar trauma in my family but like you, have broken free. Your book is an inspiration. Thank you for writing it. ❤️
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I did a brief interview with
@Theirworld
, a global children's charity I support, about my new book Wavewalker and the power of
#education
"I’m passionate about education after spending a decade trapped on a boat as a child"
theirworld.org
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I’m really looking forward to talking about
#Wavewalker
@HenleyLitFest
on Monday 2 October - book tickets here!👇
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Thank you
@RamblinRoisin
and
@independentIE
for your interview about
#Wavewalker
today.
“It’s a rip-roaring story, but there’s a bigger message here: what are the rights of a child versus the rights of a parent?”
Suzanne Heywood on a decade at sea
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I’m really looking forward to talking at the Hay Festival this weekend - and delighted to see that
#wavewalker
has already reached the bookshops in Hay!
@hayfestival
#books
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Wavewalker has sold out in Amazon in the US! But it is still available in Barnes & Noble and more books are coming soon! 👇
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Hi all. I am looking forward to being at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival,
@theamelia_tw
Sunday 14th May at One Warwick Park. At 11 am I will be talking to
@BBC_CReidy
about my new book Wavewalker, andhow I escaped from a decade at sea. Tickets here:
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It felt appropriate to face this wave today - this one inspired by Hokusai. After all I was once almost killed by a wave - that time in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean.
#Wavewalker
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It was great to join
@dailyblastlive
today to talk about
#Wavewalker
- my story of being trapped on a boat for a decade.
#books
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#Wavewalker
has made it to Yachting Year 2024. Thank you for a lovely review.
“Unlike many stories of this kind, this is not a happy tale of palm trees and white sands, but it's all the more gripping for that.”
#booksforchristmas
#booklovers
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My father disputes in the article that as a little girl of 7 in our shipwreck I suffered a fractured skull and broken nose. He adds “she was fine - she got away quite lightly”
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@Ali_Crockford
@DailyMailUK
@TheTLS
@Telegraph
@HarperCollins
@guardian
@ArabellaPike
Thank you Ali. For me the most important thing is telling my story honestly as I experienced it. I hope it will inspire others who face difficult circumstances and make people pause before romanticising extreme childhoods. Thank you for reading the book - I hope you enjoy it!
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#Wavewalker
continues to sail on - now in New Zealand! Thank you to
@WomensWeeklyMag
and Fleur Guthrie for this article.
@HarperCollinsAU
@HarperNZ
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Thank you
@resolutereader
for a moving review of Wavewalker.
“it is a tremendous story of a young woman who refused to give up on her dream, and overcame incredible odds to do that. My heart was with her on every page”
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My interview with
@AlainElkann
about
#wavewalker
came out today!
“I grew up inside someone else’s dream…and as time went on, I increasingly realise that I was imprisoned on the boat.”
#books
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Thank you
@akennedysmith
. I was very grateful for your review in TLS and for your continued enthusiasm for
#wavewalker
!
My Substack piece about my top three travel memoirs of 2023 - by
@saradwheeler
,
@SuzanneHeywood
and Robyn Davidson. Would love you to subscribe for free.
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Joan's picks: Best nonfiction books of 2023 - thank you to
@WhitTop100
for choosing
#Wavewalker
as one of your nonfiction books of the year!
#books
#booklover
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Thank you
@marilufabi
. It was lovely to join your discussion - you had some great questions. I’m so glad that you enjoyed Wavewalker and it led to such a good conversation!
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As
@lib_thinks
points out in her Times article,
#alexbatty
's story has parallels with the story I tell in
#Wavewalker
about my escape from a decade trapped at sea. I hope he can also find a normal life!
#bookstagram
#book
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I’m very much looking forward to reviewing the Sunday papers tomorrow morning
@cheltfestivals
with
#martinbrigstoke
More details here 👇
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Thank you
@Welldoing_Org
and
@LouiseChunn
for making
#Wavewalker
your book of the month!
“As well as being an adventure-filled account of a South Pacific sailing trip …Wavewalker is a strong and heart-felt appeal for the rights of children”
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A friend sent me this picture today, showing the right way to have small, fun adventures, which don’t involve the risk or isolation of my childhood. I would love to see other, similar photos!
#Wavewalkersmalladventures
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Thanks you
@irisstylosa
. Looking back I am not entirely sure how I survived. And you’re right, I don’t feel bitter at all - in fact I feel thrilled because at last I’m able to tell this story, and hopefully it will encourage a real debate about the rights of children.
@LauraNMeyer
@SuzanneHeywood
@bbcworldservice
Absolutely extraordinary interview! How you survived and triumphed is completely amazing?
You spoke so honestly, but without bitterness?
I must read your book now
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Congratulations
@TristramHuntVA
on a fascinating programme about Wedgwood. Before we left England on Wavewalker in 1976, Wedgwood produced a set of Captain Cook plaques (one shown here). We gave them out as we sailed around the world.
Tonight, tonight. 8pm. My new
@BBCRadio4
programme on Josiah Wedgwood - and how his successors drove the business into bankruptcy. But there is now hope once more in Barlaston
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Thank you
@TRETalkRadio
! It was great to join you this morning to talk about my new book
#Wavewalker
and spending almost a decade at sea.
...and that would be
@SuzanneHeywood
(of course). Missed the (fascinating) interview? - catch up at (and it will be available as a podcast shortly)
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Looking forward to joining
@RachelSJohnson
to do a recording for
@DifficultWomen
this morning. As she points out on her brilliant podcast - we should be proud of when we‘ve had to be “difficult” to get things done.
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