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Despite quite a lot of anecdotal drama (it actually opens with a sinking ship), ''Mistress and Commander'' is an unhurried book, and at its best reads like a collection of exciting fireside tales, stories of adventure shared with fond memory, many a laugh, a few tears, and an occasional shudder.
For some reason this true-life account reminded me of M C Beaton's [[Hamish Macbeth: Death of a Sweep by M C Beaton|Hamish Macbeth]] gentle crime series while [[The Little Shop of Happy Ever After by Jenny Colgan]] is an (also gentle) chick-lit take on the Highlands. Those looking for a slightly longer-distance accounts of sea (well, ocean) travels might enjoy [[Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat by Chris Stewart]].
