This is the astonishing true story of a remarkable voyage, an old-fashioned quest by a modern-day adventurer.
When A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the Well at the World's End, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth.
Determined not to fly ('It would feel like cheating'), he sets out with a rucksack, some fireworks and a map of the world and trusts chance to take care of the rest. By land and by sea, by train, truck, horse and yacht, he makes his way across the globe - and through a series of hilarious adventures. He survives a bus crash in Australia, marries a princess in Laos, is attacked by Komodo dragons and does time in a Chinese jail. The next lift - or the next near-miss - is always just a happy accident away.
This is the astonishing true story of a remarkable voyage, an old-fashioned quest by a modern-day adventurer.
By:
A.J. Mackinnon Imprint: Black Inc. Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 300g ISBN:9781863956666 ISBN 10: 1863956662 Pages: 320 Publication Date:23 April 2014 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
A.J. Mackinnon is the author of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow.
