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- Release date: 04-21-17
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- Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
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For Sophie Ducel, her honeymoon in French Polynesia was intended as a celebration of life. For Barry Bleecker, the same trip was meant to mark a new beginning - turning away from his dreary existence in Manhattan finance to seek creative inspiration. But when their small plane is downed in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivors of the wreck are left with one common goal: survival. Stranded hundreds of miles from civilization on an island the size of a large city block, the two castaways must reconcile their differences and learn how to draw on one another's strengths. If they don't, they may never make it home.
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- Cindy Smith
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- 03-12-18
Amazing story
Barry walked away as a finance banker to finally put his passion for art first. His first step is to visit where Gaugin is buried in the South Pacific. His travel companion on this flight is a French couple on their honeymoon. Flying over the ocean during a storm, the small plane crashes and Sophie and Barry are the only survivors.
The words in this book, paint vivid pictures in your mind. Of course, they struggle trying to survive but then come to depend on and love the strengths of the other. The author does not take the easy way out by showing struggles and then sizzling sex scenes but slowly builds the bond between them and includes trivia/history that adds to the richness of the content. Sophie and Barry form a strong bond of love and respect and I will miss them both. The narrator was perfect!
Other reviewers complain of the abrupt ending but I appreciated that (no spoilers). A truly wonderful book. Now I need to see what else Huckelbridge has written!
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- Jen Miley
- 03-12-18
Beautiful
This book is beautifully written, tender and sad and haunting. It’s one of my top five that I’ve read this year, and I highly recommend it.
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- Denise , Greg & Brandon Stillman
- 02-13-18
A great story
Great story of love and overcoming adversity and sometimes not being able to overcome all adversity. This was a great book to listen to an audio as the French language was wonderful and understandable. The plot was slightly suspenseful without being super mysterious there weren’t twists and turns but you just weren’t sure how it was all going to end up. I’m giving it a good rating because I couldn’t wait to see how it ended and it was unlike any book I’ve read. But I did find it to be awfully sad.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-10-18
Wanted More
I really enjoyed this book but wanted more towards the end. I felt it ended abruptly.
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- kbl
- 11-16-17
I love everything about this book
A friend told me to run out and get this book, and so I did. Sort of. I grabbed my phone and downloaded the audible. It's such an engaging story and the narrator is fantastic. I listened to it on a long drive, and it made the time fly by. Everyone should experience this book.
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- mf
- 10-09-17
Beautifully written
A narrator with a mesmerizing voice tells the tale of two castaways. A tale of love and if loss. Poetic lines bring the book to life.
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- Forever Peculiar – God Bless
- 07-20-18
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Novel!
Holy Guacamole-y!! The reviews don't lie, this book really does have all the feels. I was a bit skeptical at first but so glad I pushed through! It took me awhile to get over the weird echo/feed back like sound in the narration but it seemed to go away after awhile. Wonderful novel, about 1) Survival; 2) Love (if you want "romance" look elsewhere), this novel portrays raw/real emotions of relationships; 3) Loss & reality of needing to move on; 4) Making the best with what you have. After all, LIFE is what you make it. Warning, this is no survival meets fairy-tale ending.
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Beautiful & Heartwarming!
Beautiful story woven together from unknown circumstances, tragedy, disappear, discovery, friendship, love, life and lose. An unexpected gem. Beautifully written and performed.