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Nothing But Blue: A Memoir
When nineteen-year-old Lowman stepped aboard a German container ship for a ten-week journey across the world with a mostly male crew, she had no idea how harrowing the trip would be, or that it would change her perspective on the world and her place in it, returning her to American soil as a more confident, independent, resilient young woman who'd learned to stand on her own two feet even in the roughest of waters.
Book Details
- Publisher: She Writes Press
- Publish Date: Nov 13rd, 2018
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.70in - 0.50in - 0.50lb
- EAN: 9781631524028
- Categories: • Memoirs• Essays & Travelogues• Special Interest - Adventure
About the Author
Lowman, Diane: - Diane Meyer Lowman's essays have appeared in many publications, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Brain, Child; Brevity Blog; and When Women Waken. She also writes a weekly column called My Life on the Post Road for Books, Ink (books.hamletlhub.com). She's explored other forms of literary expression in nearly 1,000 haiku poems and many essays about all of Shakespeare's plays. Lowman teaches yoga, provides nutritional counseling, and tutors Spanish. She recently received an MA in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Birmingham's Shakespeare Institute.
Praise for this book
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Finalist in Memoir (Other) "A memoir of a teen's transformation one summer on a cargo ship, Nothing But Blue is written with shimmering prose and an authentic voice. Never at a loss for a metaphor, Diane writes with precise detail, rendering her adventures at sea so vividly, I felt like I was on the ship with her, seeing nothing but blue."
--Marcelle Soviero, Editor-in-Chief of Brain, Child and Brain, Teen magazines "Hands down one of the best adventure stories I've ever read, Nothing But Blue is a page-turning, sometimes hilarious always uplifting memoir that reminds us of the tenacity and strength of the human spirit. This is the memoir to read when you need the unbridled inspiration to break out into unchartered territory so that you can discover the brave and beautiful soul that lies in the core of every women. A must read."
--Suzanne Kingsbury, author of The Summer Fletcher Greel Loved Me "Diane Lowman, in Nothing But Blue, translates with exquisite metaphors the isolation and wonder of her three-month journey on a bright red container ship from New York to Australia and back through the Panama Canal. 'I had this sense of being dropped in place like a rag doll . . . I had no context to make sense of any of this, ' she writes, and by learning to read the dynamics of the German crew, she makes sense of her place. With tremendous clarity, she recognizes the elements of her identity and her profound strength. In finding what makes her whole, she triumphs on her heroine's journey."
--Kate Gray, author of Carry the Sky "Witty and inspiring, heartfelt and empowering, Nothing But Blue grabs readers from the first page and doesn't let go until the final word. Diane Lowman has crafted a riveting odyssey filled with luminous analogies, cinematic descriptions, and extraordinary adventures. It may just inspire you to take a journey of your own."
--Sally Allen, Founder & Editor, Books, Ink.
--Marcelle Soviero, Editor-in-Chief of Brain, Child and Brain, Teen magazines "Hands down one of the best adventure stories I've ever read, Nothing But Blue is a page-turning, sometimes hilarious always uplifting memoir that reminds us of the tenacity and strength of the human spirit. This is the memoir to read when you need the unbridled inspiration to break out into unchartered territory so that you can discover the brave and beautiful soul that lies in the core of every women. A must read."
--Suzanne Kingsbury, author of The Summer Fletcher Greel Loved Me "Diane Lowman, in Nothing But Blue, translates with exquisite metaphors the isolation and wonder of her three-month journey on a bright red container ship from New York to Australia and back through the Panama Canal. 'I had this sense of being dropped in place like a rag doll . . . I had no context to make sense of any of this, ' she writes, and by learning to read the dynamics of the German crew, she makes sense of her place. With tremendous clarity, she recognizes the elements of her identity and her profound strength. In finding what makes her whole, she triumphs on her heroine's journey."
--Kate Gray, author of Carry the Sky "Witty and inspiring, heartfelt and empowering, Nothing But Blue grabs readers from the first page and doesn't let go until the final word. Diane Lowman has crafted a riveting odyssey filled with luminous analogies, cinematic descriptions, and extraordinary adventures. It may just inspire you to take a journey of your own."
--Sally Allen, Founder & Editor, Books, Ink.