<p class=ql-align-justify>A story of lost and found departure and return. The launching of a model sailboat that disappears in youth and returns years later. A wise and loving father inspires his children to explore the world and puts loss and love in proper perspective.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>&nbsp;</p><p class=ql-align-justify>Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you home. - Melissa McClone</p><p class=ql-align-justify>&nbsp;</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>About the Author:</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Mark Duffield has used his many and varied life experiences to write about the lessons learned in his youth that have provided a roadmap for those who navigate the uncertainties of daily living and inspire them to make sense of it. <em>AS I RECALL: The Explorer </em>draws upon Mark's past and his father's wisdom that laid the foundation for his travels abroad a life at sea and the determination to write about how his life and maybe yours needs an inspired beginning. Other books by Mark Duffield include: <em>THE LAST SHEPARD and TALES OF THE TENTH ORNAMENT AS I RECALL; Fireflies in the Night </em>and <em>AS I RECALL; Wings of Remembrance</em>. Mark is currently a Media Consultant for Upstairs Downstairs on Beacon Hill in Boston.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>&nbsp;</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>About the Illustrator:</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Nancy O'Hearn is an accomplished artist/illustrator whose amazing and unique style has delighted all who follow the <em>AS I RECALL </em>series of stories. Self-taught and always experimenting Nancy after years as a local letter carrier enjoys her current life of creating art and creating a working and loving life and environment for the dogs she cares for.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>