• Midlife reinvention memoirs like The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, Dreaming in Mandarin, Piano Lessons, and Great Books.
• First published in 1999, unavailable for years, then briefly re-issued in 2013 as a self-published e-book.
• Sunfish sailing is a huge sport with major national competitions. Targeted readership with specific interest.
• Late winter publication, before the sailors are all too busy sailing to read!
• Similar publication history to Away Off Shore, which Penguin also bought the rights and gave a second successful life.