Jessica Watson

There is something different about adventurers; about the way their minds work. They look at the world as a place of challenges and though they know what fear is, they refuse to be hindered by it. "Inspiring, personal and heartfelt" HERALD SUN "A simple yet addictive narrative . . . stirring stuff" COURIER-MAIL On 15 May 2010, after 210 days...

Alex feels like a fish out of water in her new hometown - the sleepy little lakeside village of Boreen Point where she is reluctantly sent to live with her slightly eccentric aunt for her final year of high school. None of Alex's classmates could care less about the new girl, so Alex couldn't care less about them . ....

There is something different about adventurers; about the way their minds work. They look at the world as a place of challenges and, though they know what fear is, they refuse to be hindered by it. True Spirit is Jessica's story and in it, she details her preparation, her journey, and her battle with sleep deprivation, gale-force winds, mountainous seas,...