The Sea: My Full Filled Life - Softcover

Doenicke, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0228891221 ISBN 13: 9780228891222

Verlag: Tellwell Talent, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

The author of this book describes his exciting life from birth in 1943, the middle of WWII. From escaping the bombed Berlin, Germany, with his mum towards West Germany. He grew up in the beautiful Harz Mountains. But he strongly felt that the beauty of the Harz was not strong enough to stop him dreaming of the wide world. While training to become a skilled toolmaker, he could not see his future in factories. His longing for the sea was overwhelming. He hitchhiked to Hamburg once a month for two years, spending, with permission, many hours in the ferry's engine room. This made him happy and convinced him his future shall be at sea. After successfully achieving his tradesman certificate, he joined the Hamburg Shipyard, Howaldtswerke, where he obtained extensive knowledge about ship engines. After one year he finally fulfilled his dream and started his career as ship's engineer assistant. Following up, he he studied marine engineering and obtained his chief engineer license. The world was open to many exciting years, happiness, sadness, and seeing many countries and people all over the world, and finding his future wife in the famous Beatles city of Liverpool, UK.

After spending life together in England and Germany and finally emigrating with wife and two sons to Sydney, Australia, in 1980, they found their final, beautiful home.
The author spent 59 years in maritime life, and lives now with wife and successful sons in Sydney.

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The author is absolutely aware of the fact that he is not exactly a gifted writer.He is a marine engineer who discovered one day that life is more than just engineering. He felt at times unhappy, lonely and guilty, having left his family alone for long periods of time.Only the love, loyalty and understanding of his wife and two sons saved him from falling into depression or feeling unhappy.His feelings and thoughts are here for everyone to see. The feedback from the family was more than encouraging. It formed a strong and lasting bonding. Writing the poems made him happy, and he felt like a new person.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Tellwell Talent
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0228891221
• ISBN 13: 9780228891222
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 266
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