Book review. Have just finished listening to the audio book The Wager. It’s a naval history book, not something I’d ever normally select but it came strongly recommended. It is a WILD story. 1700s journey from Britain to South America. Shipwrecked, stranded, scurvy, starvation. Human behaviour and choices in the face of these extreme circumstances. And somehow a few barely alive survivors made it back after several years. Their story was a public sensation in their time. Early in the book I had to pause a few times to look up various naval terms, but was pretty easy listening otherwise. Very engaging.