Wind Fall: The End of the Affair by William F. Buckley
Tom thinks it might be interesting to read something by William F. Buckley who just died and was such a prolific writer and wordsmith. I checked out from the library: Wind Fall: The End of the Affair by Buckley. The jacket of Wind Fall says it is a "personal, spiritual, and occupational summation in the form of a sea log." "It is the renavigation in a sailing ketch" ---"a sad book by a happy man about the sweetness of life that is inevitably filled with loss and sorrow." It was written in 1992, and unfortunately Amazon only offers copies from secondary used book dealers. Perhaps one of our book club members has read one of Buckley's more recent books to recommend.
On 7 April Tom Strohl adds this comment: The book is
non-fiction. it is a chronicle of Buckley's and his crew's experiences while
engaged in a "pleasure" cruise on a chartered 36 foot sloop across the Atlantic
retracing Columbus's 1492 route. The story is humorous yet introspective and
tells us something about this talented, intellecual man.