Behind Ocean Lines

The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury

Behind Ocean Lines
Melanie White
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NZ$ 53.99
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NZ$ 45.89
Hardback
h222 x 140mm - 368pg
10 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781739907624
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An ex-yacht chef uncovers the dark reality of life at sea. By the age of twenty-two, Melanie is ticking life' s boxes as if filling in a routine survey. Good grades at school? Check. Reliable university degree? Check. Steady graduate job? Check. Her two feet are planted firmly on solid ground; her life to date perfectly mirrors society' s expectations. That is until she finds herself plunged into the superyacht industry, like an ice cube thrown into a cut crystal glass of the finest whisky, having stepped foot on a boat just three times before. Not only is she required to learn how to run, sail, and race a multi-million-pound yacht on the job, she is forced to adapt to a wholly unnatural life afloat, largely confined to a bunk bed, crammed galley, and live-in colleagues. Oh, and to devise, develop, and deliver fine dining menus for some of the wealthiest people on the planet. No biggie. From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean to the Arctic she cruises, visiting places many can only dream of, orienting herself in an environment few have the opportunity to observe. But while her culinary knowledge evolves and her on-board responsibilities grow, the world as she knows it begins to close in. The depth of the ocean no longer phases her; it' s the darkness inside which she fears. Behind Ocean Lines is a deeply personal account of a deterioration in mental health against a backdrop of opulence. It is, shockingly, not an anomaly in the industry. It is about time the public is told.
' I soon found myself completely sucked into Melanie' s world' - Katie Churchward, Medium. com; ' Interesting and eye-opening. . . essential reading' - Flora, librarian, NetGalley; ' Engaging' - Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller
In her twenties, Melanie spent five years crewing superyachts for charter and regatta racing across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Arctic. Since leaving her career as a full-time yacht chef, she has worked as a policy advisor for the UK Chamber of Shipping, with a particular interest in improving seafarer mental health awareness and suicide prevention. In addition to her work in the maritime sector, she is training to become a counsellor. In 2022 she gave birth to her first child, Alfred. Behind Ocean Lines is her first book. Instagram @cookinanook

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