From the Devil to the Deep Blue Sea by Clare Allcard.    'Lionesses of the Sea' series number 4  £13.99

Clare Allcard I wrote this book in the 1990s, soon after her two best-selling sailing books - but no one would publish it then. It's not an easy subject as it describes her breakdown, suicide attempts and treatment in 1960s mental hospitals before she met and married round-the-sailor Edward Allcard. Yet Clare is a strong and positive person, a survivor. It's a love story and a story of hope