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Sebastian Smith is on a quest to experience the winds that blow across the Mediterranean and explore the legends and stories that follow in their wake. This is the story of a journey under sail and a modern odyssey in which he contemplates not only the sea, but the nature of wandering itself.
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The lure of the Mediterranean is not unlike the promise of paradise. Southern Winds is the story of this escapist dream, but with a difference. For when Sebastian Smith sets out on his small boat Shamaal, he is throwing himself to the Mediterranean's legendary winds - the ferocious, beguiling and capricious gods of old, which, even today, seem to rule this mysterious sea. And it's not long before he confronts the most famous of them all - the great and terrible mistral... Southern Winds is the dramatic account of a journey by, with and against the wind, and an evocative meditation on travel and wandering. Above all, it is about discarding everyday life for the drama and passions of the timeless Mediterranean Sea - a modern odyssey that takes you to the heart of the most seductive waters on earth.
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