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Craig Wood is a Guinness World Record breaking former soldier who was hit by an IED out in Afghanistan when he was only 18, becoming Britain's youngest triple amputee soldier. This is his true story, as told to Amy Willis, of how he went from being blown up to becoming the record-breaking solo sailor he is today.

Amy Willis is a former Fleet Street journalist and photographer who spent more than a decade writing for national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Metro before quitting London to travel with Craig to write this book and catalogue his journey. This is her debut non-fiction book with part two of the series already in progress.