Coasting A Private Voyage Author:Jonathan Raban Put Jonathan Raban on a boat and the results will be fascinating, and never more so than when he’s sailing around the serpentine, 2,000-mile coast of his native England. In this acutely perceived and beautifully written book, the bestselling author of Bad Land turns that voyage -- which coincided with the Falklands war of 1982 -- ... more »into an occasion for meditations on his country, his childhood, and the elusive notion of home. « less