Fiancée de l'Atlantique

Synopsis of Fiancée de l'Atlantique

«Fiancée de l'Atlantique» is the autobiographical work of Florence Arthaud, published by France Loisirs in hardback (187 pages, in French).

In these memoirs, Florence Arthaud reviews her career in ocean sailing, especially the 1978 Route du Rhum, when she crossed the Atlantic solo at the age of twenty-one. The narrative combines the chronicle of her crossings with the struggle of a woman to make her way in a sport dominated by men, with a passion for the sea and a spirit of overcoming.

Originally published in 1983, the book falls into the categories of Literature and Fiction and of Sports and Recreation, and in the classifications of maritime adventures and memoirs.

A title for readers interested in sailing memoirs and in stories of effort and overcoming within sport.