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Adrift: a true story of love, loss, and survival at sea (New edition.)

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Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami's hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination.

But less than two weeks into their voyage, disaster struck.

Despite their best efforts to steer clear of an approaching hurricane, they became trapped in the storm's path, and found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds.

Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet.

Tami's last memory was her fiancé's scream, followed by darkness.

She awoke hours later, alone, venturing on deck to discover only Richard's safety line, the clasp meant to hold him broken. 'Adrift' is the story of Tami's miraculous 41-day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts.

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Product Details
William Collins
0062868195 / 9780062868190
eBook (EPUB)
29/05/2018
England
English
240 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
Film tie-in Previous edition: published as Red sky in mourning. New York: Hyperion, 2002 Description based on print version record.