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From Oceans to Embassies: A Personal Memoir by Gillian Angrave

          
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From Oceans to Embassies A Personal Memoir by Gillian Angrave Synopsis Gillian Angrave's dream of seeing the world has led to a lifetime of unforgettable, sometimes dangerous, but always exhilarating, experiences and encounters, both sailing the Seven Seas as an Assistant Purser with P & O from 1967 to 1974, and as Ambassador's PA with the Diplomatic Service from 1976 to 2005, serving in the Philippines, Peru, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico and Hungary. In "From Oceans to Embassies", she charts the course her life has taken and, with the help of more than two hundred stunning photographs, she re-lives her most memorable, as well as most perilous, moments, that have taken place beyond our shores. In the first part of Gillian's book, she sets the scene as she writes about her background, school years and early working life. The middle chapters are devoted to her six highly enjoyable, amusing and at times challenging years as an Assistant Purser on board P & O's ss CANBERRA and ss ORIANA. After a brief resume of the history of that most illustrious company, Gillian goes on to describe what life on board was like in the 1960s and 1970s. so very different to what it is now. In those days the ship's company provided most of the entertainment, in addition to their normal duties. Versatility was the key word, and her love of dancing, in particular, proved invaluable as she demonstrated her skills at the Can-Can, the Charleston, and Hawaiian dancing. On a more serious note, Gillian was fascinated by the technical side of sailing, and gained her Certificate of Efficiency as a Lifeboatman, as well as her Steering Certificate, recounting these challenges by way of amusing anecdotes. At the end of this section, she takes her readers on a tour of the more exotic and fascinating ports of call that she visited, again beautifully illustrated by her photographs, with snippets of interesting information added for good measure. Gillian then goes on to relate her compelling, and at times traumatic, experiences as a member of the Diplomatic Service. Each of her postings presented their own particular problems and difficulties, and she found the ordeal of being expelled, along with her colleagues, from Guatemala in 1981 both extremely traumatic and distressing. Having had to return at short notice to the Foreign Office in London, she was just starting to recover from the effects of this nightmare when she was posted to Chile in time for the Falklands conflict, made all the more poignant and worrying for her as her beloved CANBERRA was playing a part in that dispute too. In the final section of her book, despite the heartbreak of having to retire from the Diplomatic Service upon reaching the age of 60, Gillian sets out to prove that although one door closes, another one invariably opens, as she embarks on her third career as an author, and as a Registrar of Marriages in West Sussex. She loves this work and feels very privileged to be able to play a part in a new chapter of a couple's life together. Her travelling days are not over either, and she ends on an upbeat note as she looks forward to yet another cruise, as a passenger this time, believing in her mantra: "Live your life like a butterfly: take a rest sometimes, but always remember to fly". The world is still her oyster! Gillian's book can be obtained at present either through her website, gillangrave.co.uk, or by contacting her on her email info@gillianangrave.co.uk. It is also available on Amazon, at Waterstones on-line and Foyles.

Table of Contents:
Preface Part One How It All Began Chapter 1 The Gypsy's Prophecy Chapter 2 Meet the Family chapter 3 School Days and Early Years Chapter 4 For the Love of Sport Chapter 5 Gillian's Wheels Chapter 6 College, and My First Taste of Work Part Two A Life on the Ocean Waves Chapter 1 The Start of a New Life Chapter 2 My Pier Head Jump Chapter 3 The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Chapter 4 All At Sea Chapter 5 Acquiring a Set of Sea Legs Chapter 6 Passengers: Our Bread and Butter Chapter 7 Treading the Boards Chapter 8 Off Duty Chapter 9 Ports of Call Chapter 10 Down Memory Lane Chapter 11 "Now is the House..." Part Three On Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service Chapter 1 Setting the Scene Chapter 2 Embassies and High Commissions Chapter 3 My Introduction to the Diplomatic Service Part Four The Philippines Part Five Peru Part Six Guatemala Part Seven The Green, Green Grass of Home Part Eight Chile Part Nine Home Again - Temporarily Part Ten Mexico Part Eleven From Copenhagen to Budapest Part Twelve Hungary Part Thirteen On Home Shores Once More Chapter 1 A Testing Time Chapter 2 Life After The Office


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781999583866
  • Publisher: Angrave Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Angrave Publications
  • Height: 250 mm
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 1000 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1999583868
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2019
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 403
  • Sub Title: A Personal Memoir by Gillian Angrave
  • Width: 175 mm


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