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A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
Tori Murden McClure
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Description for A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
Paperback. When Tori McClure attempted to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a 23-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail, she had no comprehension of the size of the monsters she would find. This is a true memoir of an explorer who maps her world with rare emotional honesty. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 235.
When mapmakers of the distant past came to the end of the known world, they would inscribe 'Here There Be Sea Monsters.' When Tori McClure attempted to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a 23-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail, she had no comprehension of the size of the monsters she would find. In deep solitude and perilous conditions, McClure was a loner determined to prove what one person with a mission can do. When she is finally brought to her knees by the worst hurricane season in the history of the North Atlantic, she must signal ... Read more
When mapmakers of the distant past came to the end of the known world, they would inscribe 'Here There Be Sea Monsters.' When Tori McClure attempted to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a 23-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail, she had no comprehension of the size of the monsters she would find. In deep solitude and perilous conditions, McClure was a loner determined to prove what one person with a mission can do. When she is finally brought to her knees by the worst hurricane season in the history of the North Atlantic, she must signal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061718878
SKU
V9780061718878
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99-15
About Tori Murden McClure
A vice president at Spalding University, Tori Murden McClure's firsts include being the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic and to ski over land to the South Pole. She holds several degrees, including a master's in divinity from Harvard University. Tori lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband.
Reviews for A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
"Tori Murden McClure is one of the most remarkable women I have ever met; her journey across the ocean is equal only to her journey of the heart. This is a story of courage, adventure, and personal discovery that will appeal to women
and men of all ages."
Candice Bergen "Unlike Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Tori Murden ... Read more
and men of all ages."
Candice Bergen "Unlike Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Tori Murden ... Read more