Blue Road

Paperback original. 8vo. Pp. 297, [6 (adverts)]. Pictorial wraps.

Hint of tanning to textblock edges, else Fine.

A "true" memoir. After successfully "liberating" the school chemistry lab with a Bunsen burner, 16-year-old Windy Baboulene escapes the clutches of the police by impetuously embarking on a career in the Merchant Navy. Lurching from one disaster to another, Windy and his fellow cadets NotNorman and Gonad work their way around the world, leaving a trail of destruction and broken hearts in their wake.

The author's further cargo ship adventures were continued in Ocean Boulevard (2007), and Jumping Ships (2009), both published under his real first name, David. "A very funny book that will make you glad you've never been in a confined space with a merchant seaman." –Pete McCarthy