Adrift

New York Times Bestseller
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_x000D_ The heart-stopping memoir, soon to be a major motion_x000D_ picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by _x000D_ Baltasar Kormákur (Everest).
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_x000D_ "An inspirational and empowering read."--Shailene Woodley
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_x000D_ Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami _x000D_ Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant_x000D_ blue skies, with Tami's hometown of San Diego as their ultimate _x000D_ destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn't _x000D_ anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail _x000D_ directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded _x000D_ history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of_x000D_ skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat _x000D_ and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Hours _x000D_ later, Tami awakened to find the boat in ruins, and Richard nowhere in _x000D_ sight.
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_x000D_ Adrift is the story of Tami's miraculous _x000D_ forty-one-day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no _x000D_ masts, and with little hope for rescue. It's a tale of love and survival_x000D_ on the high seas-- an unforgettable story about resilience of the human_x000D_ spirit, and the transcendent power of love.