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Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean
Written by Tere Duperrault Fassbender and Richard Logan
Narrated by Johnny Heller and Jo Anna Perrin
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
A tanker steaming through the deep Northwest Providence Channel of the Bahamas comes across a shocking sight: a lone dinghy carrying Captain Julian Harvey and the body of a young girl. They are all that remain of the ketch Bluebelle, a handsome sixty-foot sailing yacht chartered by the Duperrault family of Green Bay, Wisconsin. But their happy family vacation went terribly wrong when, according to Harvey, a violent and unexpected squall smashed the giant main mast, killed Harvey's wife and the others, and sank the boat. Harvey found the child floating dead and, as far as he knows, he is the only survivor. Or is he?
Four days later, just as Captain Harvey is testifying at a Coast Guard hearing about the tragic accident, amazing news of another survivor arrives. Eleven-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault has been found barely alive on a flimsy cork-and-canvas float with no food or water. Harvey takes the news calmly, finishes his testimony, and leaves...to commit bloody suicide.
This is the chillingly detailed inside story of what really happened during that trip and the decades-long courage of the sole survivor of a murderous crime.
Four days later, just as Captain Harvey is testifying at a Coast Guard hearing about the tragic accident, amazing news of another survivor arrives. Eleven-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault has been found barely alive on a flimsy cork-and-canvas float with no food or water. Harvey takes the news calmly, finishes his testimony, and leaves...to commit bloody suicide.
This is the chillingly detailed inside story of what really happened during that trip and the decades-long courage of the sole survivor of a murderous crime.
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Reviews for Alone
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I believe this book celebrates the triumph of Terry Jo's human spirit while under the most challenging set of circumstances imaginable. I believe it also demonstrates very clearly Terry Jo's parent's (Dr. & Mrs. Dupernault) extreme dedication, focus and commitment to their children's early upbringing. What begins as a horrific family annihilation except a 10 year old sibling who miraculously escapes evolves into a lifetime of love, bravery, and the human capacity for healing through faith. ✝️
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a remarkable story of resilience. So devastating what happened to Tere/Terry Jo and inspiring how she always managed to be a good mom through turmoil.
I highly recommend this — I went between the print and audiobook. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Boring. Great beginning but raced through last 3/4s just to finish.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is worth reading for the story alone. I couldn't help but admire Tere/Terry, and I was fascinated by the description of Julian Harvey -- a psychopath who was very, very good at putting on a normal facade. However, I don't think the book was well-written. I mean, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. I found the writing amateurish and repetitive -- I lost count of how many times the author reminded us that Harvey was a war hero.I would still recommend this book, in spite of the way it was written, simply for the fascinating tale it tells.