“THE SHIP THE LADY AND THE LAKE”
By Meriel Larken (published by Bene-Factum ISBN 9781903071427)

“The Ship the Lady and the Lake” is the story of a Victorian steam gun-boat built in kit-form in England in 1862, transported in crates round the Horn to Peru, South America to be carried piecemeal by mules and porters up the Andes to Lake Titicaca (3,810m) to be reassembled, and how the author came to rescue her.

The Yavari , the oldest vessel of her kind in the world and berthed on the highest lake in the world, is now restored and offers a unique B&B service.

The Foreword, by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, describes the book as a “remarkable story” and “a very good read”; it is endorsed by Michael Palin and according to Matthew Parris is “a gripping tale, a personal adventure and an inspiring story..” and the style is “lively and imaginative”.

Available from bookshops or Amazon.co.uk

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