Holding Fast

"At once a captivating life story made up of a rich history, and a beautiful reflection on loves lost. Tender, moving, and highly readable."

-Torre DeRoche, author of Love with a Chance of Drowning



"This book is one part "Hero's Journey" and two parts love story; an alchemy of high adventure and keen insights that will take your breath away and expand your capacity to love. Empowering, entertaining, and most of all inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I know you will too."

-Brian Luke Seaward, author of Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water





HOLDING FAST: A Memoir of Sailing, Love, and Loss is the story of leaving everything behind to follow Susan's husband's lifelong dream of sailing away. Many people dream of escaping reality but few actually go.



Blond, blue-eyed, irreverent John bursts into Susan's life in her twenties with dreams of sailing away. Susan dreams of settling down in Connecticut. A three-year voyage with their young daughter to the Caribbean profoundly changes their lives. A gripping adventure story and an inspirational memoir of finding our power in the unlikeliest of places.