No surprise then, to learn that their children’s book, The Hen Who Sailed Around the World, has already been published. This island made me.”View image in fullscreen Hen party: Guirec Soudée and Monique in the galley. Photograph: Guirec SoudéeSea always won over school: Guirec went to 13 in total, leaving with no qualifications, but a nagging desire for adventure. Photograph: Guirec SoudéeMonique joined the crew on an early stop in Tenerife. I said to myself, ‘Shit, I must really love my hen’.”The Hen Who Sailed Around the World by Guirec Soudeé is published by Little, Brown at £12.99.