15-year-old has just started circumnavigating, but the book is out now



8:20 PM Fri 8 Oct 2010 GMT
'Laura Dekker on her way at last - her grandmother’s book now has a happy ending' .
Jessica Watson's book wasn't published until after she returned from her amazing voyage around the world, but the family of Laura Dekker are getting in early. Riek Dekker had already started writing her book about the tribulations that her 14-year-old granddaughter Laura was experiencing when she was prevented by the Dutch courts from embarking on a solo circumnavigation. The difference, she says now, is that the story has a happy ending. The would-be solo sailor contemplated suicide when authorities continued to block her around-the-world attempt, her grandmother has related in the book which has just been published this week.. Riek ...


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