A Pearl in the Storm : How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean (Hardcover)

from Lallybroch

I love reading about other people's adventures, especially adventures that I would never consider taking myself. And this is definitely one of those stories. My rowing experience is limited to about five minutes on a rowing machine in the gym, so the idea of rowing across an ocean is mind-bogglin...

from bobbieharv

How I love adventure memoirs! Amazing the way she can put us right there with her as the hurricane is upending the rowboat and she's crashing around, losing all her communications equipment, all alone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Gripping writing. Her back story was interesting too, but m...

from kayronald

Tori is a marvel and so is her book. She spoke at our Library recently and started off very quietly and with tons of humility and left us in tears by the end of her tale. Her book is wonderful. She happens to be one of the most well-rounded super achievers I have ever encountered - law degree, di...

from kayronald

Tori is a marvel and so is her book. She spoke at our Library recently and started off very quietly and with tons of humility and left us in tears by the end of her tale. Her book is wonderful. She happens to be one of the most well-rounded super achievers I have ever encountered - law degree, di...

from KrisMcG

Amazing story of a woman who rowed across the Atlantic. Perhaps not the best writing in the world, but what a story!