Bibliograph

A pearl in the storm, how I found my heart in the middle of the ocean, Tori Murden McClure

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A pearl in the storm, how I found my heart in the middle of the ocean, Tori Murden McClure

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A pearl in the storm

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

367594038

Responsibility statement

Tori Murden McClure

Sub title

how I found my heart in the middle of the ocean

Summary

During June 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a 23-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail. She lost communications, but nevertheless decided to keep going, without updates on the location of the Gulf Stream and the weather--in what became the North Atlantic's worst hurricane season. When a series of violent storms nearly killed her, she had to signal for help and go home in what felt like complete disgrace. Back in Kentucky, however, Tori's life began to change. At the age of 35, she embarked on a serious relationship for the first time, making her feel even more vulnerable than sitting alone in the middle of the Atlantic. But she knew she did not want to be known as the woman who "almost" rowed across the Atlantic Ocean ... --From publisher description

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