Plunge

A woman with a restless spirit sets off on a voyage through warm, rough seas aboard a sailboat, traveling with a man she has only recently met and his two dogs. Liesbet has to choose between the life she knows and an unpredictable existence at sea, and the choice pulls her into a rush of romance, grief, and a push to seize each day. Once afloat, she battles seasickness and an increasing need for solitude. Her decisions are driven by impulse and by the appeal of an unconventional way of living, and she faces emotional upheaval, complications with US immigration, harsh weather, and uncertainty about the man beside her.

The memoir asks whether she finds the contentment she is searching for, whether the dogs will outlast their owner, and whether the experience proves that dreaming of a life at sea is more hardship than fantasy.