About the Author Marcus Palliser was an American-born, British-based novelist.
He lived in Truro, Cornwall, near some of the most dramatic sea coasts in the world..
In the late 1990\'s he spent three years living aboard a small yacht, sailing in the Mediterranean and crossing the Atlantic single-handed.
He gave up a career in corporate PR to work as a freelance writer and sail.
About the Author Marcus Palliser was an American-born, British-based novelist