{"product_id":"book-cnla","title":"How To Build A Boat","description":"‘The passages he addresses directly to Phoebe are as tender as the father-daughter letters in Karl Ove Knausgaard’s \u003ci\u003eSeasons Quartet’ \u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This book tells the inspiring story of how even the least skilled of us can make something wonderful if we invest enough time and love’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Both the book, and place, are magical' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'When Jonathan Gornall decided to build a boat for his daughter, he had no experience and no practical skills. What followed was a very real labour of love.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne man learns the ancient skills of boat-building to connect with fatherhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of a thoroughly unskilled modern man who, inspired by his love of the sea and what it has taught him about life, sets out \u003cb\u003eto build a traditional wooden boat \u003c\/b\u003eas a gift for his newborn daughter. It is, he recognises, a ridiculously quixotic challenge for a man who, with a family and mortgage to support, knows little about woodworking and even less about \u003cb\u003eboat-building\u003c\/b\u003e. He isn’t even sure what type of boat he should build, what type of wood he should use, the tools he will need or, come to that, where on earth he will build it. He has much to consider, and even more to learn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But, undaunted by his ignorance, he embarks on a voyage of rediscovery, determined to navigate his way back to a time when a man could fashion his future and leave his mark on history using only \u003cb\u003etime-honoured skills\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eancient tools and materials\u003c\/b\u003e at hand. The journey begins with a search for clues in the once bustling, but now still, creeks and backwaters of his beloved \u003cb\u003eSuffolk\u003c\/b\u003e, where men once fashioned the might of Nelson’s navy from the great oaks that shadowed the water’s edge. If all goes to plan, it will end with a great little adventure, as father and daughter cast off together for a voyage of discovery that neither will forget, and both will treasure until the end of their days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A writer following in the bestselling footsteps of \u003cb\u003eAdam Nicolson, Tim Moore \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Charlie Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e – discovering what make modern man tick through the discovery of a craft long forgotten.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347199271216,"sku":"BDcnla","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347199303984,"sku":"10cnla","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cnla-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770920608","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cnla","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}