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Adrift
- A True Story of Love, Loss and Survival at Sea
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
The heart-stopping memoir, now a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest).
A compelling, at times devastating, ultimately inspiring account of how much can go wrong on the ocean and how, miraculously, one woman conquered her own fears.
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 the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They 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. Hours later, Tami awakened to find the boat in ruins and Richard nowhere in sight.
Adrift is the story of Tami’s miraculous 41 day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts, and with little hope for rescue. It’s a tale of love and survival on the high seas - an unforgettable story about resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love.
Previously published as Red Sky in Mourning.
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"An inspirational and empowering read." (Shailene Woodley)
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- Jon
- 14-11-20
Amazing story questionable narration
The story is fantastic and really lets the listener feel some of what Tami went through. However the narrator’s terrible attempt at a British male voice is horrendous and more akin to a 90year old life long smoking women who’s never once stepped foot in the UK. Fortunately there isn’t too much of this and the story is well worth a listen despite this floor as most of the voice is ‘Tami’ and the standard American accent is fine for that
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 07-07-19
Wonderful
This was such a wonderful bittersweet story made poignant by being true. It shows that humans have a great capacity for survival when does are stacked against them. I loved that Tami was able to find love and fulfilment again. The narrator's attempt at the British accent was awful though !!
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- Moss
- 05-04-19
enjoyable.
I'm new to audio books with this being only the second book I've listened to. I really enjoyed it and thought the story was well told. very tragic but good to see positives at the end
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- Claire
- 16-07-18
i loved this book
so good. emotions ran high 4 me... especially in the part of the book where the devil is mentioned a few times ... that was quite scary 4 me.
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