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*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK One woman. One ship. One astonishing true story. 'Mazzeo has written a white-knuckle ride of a book.' Daily Mail'A rousing read.' The Daily Telegraph<BR>'Hear the wind whistle through the ropes, taste the salt spray and feel the roll of the ship.... A true-life epic.' Peter Fretwell, author of Antarctic Atlas___ Summer 1856. Nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Patten and her husband, Joshua, are young and ambitious. Both from New England seafaring families, they have already completed their first global voyage with Joshua as captain. Their dream of building a home and a family is almost within reach, but the price of that freedom is one last dangerous transit - a high-stakes race to deliver supplies to the other side of the country. And there is no alternative but to sail all the way around. Yet as their ship leaves New York, navigating towards the jagged coastline of South America, Joshua falls sick, confined to his bunk and delirious. The treacherous first mate is imprisoned in the brig for insubordination. With no obvious option for a new captain, Mary Ann steps up to take the helm. Within days, she has put down a mutiny. Now she must attempt to steer this 216-foot ship, laden with the modern equivalent of $11 million of cargo, through Drake's Passage and around Cape Horn - the most treacherous waters in the world. To the Edge of the World is the true story of one woman who, when faced with impossible odds, would do all that was necessary to survive.___ 'In all non-fiction maritime literature, this is a story without parallel.' Mensun Bound, author of The Ship Beneath the Ice'What a breathtaking journey! A spellbinding triumph of storytelling.' Marie Benedict, author of The Queens of Crime'An epic tale of courage, fortitude, and grit.' Siddharth Kara, author of The Zorg

Ein Zeugnis von unglaublichem Mut Was vermag ein einzelner Mensch gegen die Grauen einer ganzen Epoche auszurichten? Eine Menge, wie die wahre Geschichte Irena Sendlers zeigt: Warschau, 1942. Als Sozialarbeiterin hat die junge Polin Zugang zum hermetisch abgeriegelten Ghetto. Was niemand weiß: Sie geht von Tür zu Tür, um verzweifelten Eltern ihre Hilfe anzubieten und ihre Kinder vor der Deportation und dem sicheren Tod zu retten.Unter abenteuerlichsten Umständen schmuggelt Irena nach und nach über 2500 Kinder aus dem Ghetto - in Säcken, Kisten und Särgen, mit Schlafmitteln betäubt, durch Keller und Abwasserkanäle. Mit gefälschten Papieren gibt sie den Kindern eine neue Identität und verschafft ihnen in polnischen Familien, bei Freunden, in Waisenhäusern und Klöstern ein neues Zuhause. Die Namen der geretteten Kinder notiert sie und vergräbt die Liste unter einem Apfelbaum. Selbst als die Gestapo sie fasst und foltert, gibt sie ihr Geheimnis nicht preis und überlebt wie durch ein Wunder. Die Geschichte einer fast vergessenen Heldin - neu erzählt auf der Gundlange jahrelanger Recherchen und Interviews mit Überlebenden. Zutiefst berührend, spannend wie ein Roman und zugleich unglaublich inspirierend.Ausstattung: 16 S. Bildteil

*<BR>A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST SUMMER READ 2026<BR>A perilous storm. A mutinous crew. One astonishing true story of survival.<BR>'Thrilling . . . A white-knuckle ride of a book.' Daily Mail'In all non-fiction maritime literature, this is a story without parallel.' Mensun Bound, author of The Ship Beneath the Ice Summer, 1856. Nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Patten and her Captain husband, Joshua, are on the final voyage that will secure their future. But as their clipper ship races south from New York, Joshua becomes delirious.With the first mate imprisoned in the brig for attempted mutiny, a fortune in cargo, and no one else fit to command, Mary Ann takes the helm.Battling perilous seas, brutal storms and the deadly waters of Cape Horn, she must navigate one of the most dangerous passages in the world while keeping her remaining crew on side, her husband alive and the ship sailing onwards into the unknown.For fans of The Wager and Madhouse at the End of the Earth, this is the extraordinary true story of a woman who, when faced with impossible odds, risked everything to bring her ship home. <BR>'Hear the wind whistle through the ropes, taste the salt spray and feel the roll of the ship.' Peter Fretwell, author of Antarctic Atlas'A breathtaking journey!' Marie Benedict, author of Queens of Crime