THINKING UP A HURRICANE

409pp., b/w & colour illus., map, paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (2012) 2021

South African Martinique Stilwell spent her childhood sailing around the world with her parents and twin brother. They set out in 1977 from Durban and had spent 7 years sailing when Martinique left to complete her education and qualify as a medical doctor.

"A remarkable account of a storm tossed childhood. Martinique Stilwell has an eye for the telling details and the prose talent to make each one matter." Nic Dawes, former Editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian