What does it take to be a survivor…?
Nick has always been an outsider. Half Aboriginal, half Irish, he escaped from an impoverished fishing town in Western Australia. Now he’s running from a drug deal gone wrong, living like a ghost in the Canary Islands and his only friends are the wind and waves.
Windsurfing is his obsession, his escape from self-loathing. But when his rig falls apart, like his life, he finds himself drifting alone in the Atlantic. As the sun rises on his last day alive, a yacht appears and offers him a lifeline. But there’s a price to pay…
The owner, an enigmatic figure known to his crew as the Master, is the leader of a shadowy cult. He offers Nick a way out of his stalled life—a series of missions: to the haunted Haitian rain-forest, the remote Australian outback, and the wild west coast of Ireland.
The puppet master pulls the strings—Nick’s quest is to discover why.
TOO CLOSE TO THE WIND is an incredible story of survival, an epic travel adventure, a dark journey into the unknown, and a celebration of wind, surf, and the human spirit.
What Readers Say …
“Too Close to the Wind is a stunning story that took me on a tempestuous and thrilling adventure in and out of the dangerous, deep blue sea and even deeper into the philosophical thoughts of a strong man searching for an answer to his predicament.
The author left me on the edge of a cliff looking for a sequel. I highly recommend this book.“
Amazon Reviewer: John R
“The unfolding story held my attention from the first page to the last … this is an epic tale that has everything you could want, with a generous amount of unexpected events included.“
Amazon Reviewer: Tony Thorne MBE
“This book changes everything. The thrilling tale of a young windsurfer surviving his many troubles is a perfect coming of age story….this book happily succeeds in blending windsurfing with philosophy, mysticism, mystery, drama and a bit of Aussie humor. All in all a great read.”
Amazon Reviewer: Andrea Bonasia
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Book Launch SlideShow
(March, 2019 Venue: WET Surf Shop, El Medano, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Photos by Nikki Attree and Pete Davis)
Richard Attree 