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Ruthless River

Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios

By: Holly FitzGerald

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Ruthless River

Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios

By: Holly FitzGerald

A stunning debut; a Departures original publication. The ultimate survival story; a wild ride—the wildest—down a South American river in the thick of the Amazon Basin; a true and thrilling adventure of a young married couple who survive a plane crash only to later raft hundreds of miles across Peru and Bolivia, ending up in a channel to nowhere, a dead end so flooded there is literally no land to stand on. Their raft—a mere four logs—separates them from the piranha-and-caiman-infested water until they finally realize that there is no way out but to swim. Vintage Original. Holly FitzGerald and her husband, Fitz—married less than two years—set out on a yearlong honeymoon adventure of a lifetime, backpacking around the world. Five months into the trip their plane crash lands in Peru at a penal colony walled in by jungle, and their blissfully romantic journey turns into a terrifying nonstop labyrinth of escape and survival. On a small, soon-ravaged raft that quickly becomes their entire universe through dangerous waters alive with deadly animals and fish, their only choice: to continue on, despite the rush of insects swarming them by day, the sounds of encroaching predators at night. Without food or means of communication, with no one to hear their cries for help or on a search-and-rescue expedition to find them, the author and her husband make their way, fighting to conquer starvation and navigate the brute force of the river, their only hope for survival, in spite of hunger and weakening resolve, to somehow, miraculously hang on and find their way east to a large riverside town, before it is too late. . . .

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0525432779

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Ruthless River

A Terrifying True Story of Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Madre de Dios

By: Holly Conklin FitzGerald

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A Terrifying True Story of Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Madre de Dios

By: Holly Conklin FitzGerald

Holly FitzGerald and her husband, Fitz, set out on a year-long honeymoon adventure of a lifetime, backpacking around the world. When their plane crash lands in the Amazon jungle their blissfully romantic journey turns into a terrifying ordeal. A makeshift raft quickly becomes their entire universe and their only hope of survival. Forced to battle the ruthless Madre de Dios River, every day becomes a life and death struggle. When a storm strands them in a swamp for weeks on end, their raft - a mere four logs - is the only thing that separates them from the piranha and other deadly predators surrounding them. They are literally marooned, starving and alone. All hope lost, Holly cradles Fitz, ready to face the inevitable. But miraculously they are rescued - just hours from death. This is an unforgettable story of how two people survived against all odds - and what they learned about love, trust and endurance.

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1925584305

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Ruthless River (Dyslexic Edition)

A Terrifying True Story of Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Madre de Dios

By: Holly Conklin FitzGerald

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Ruthless River (Dyslexic Edition)

A Terrifying True Story of Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Madre de Dios

By: Holly Conklin FitzGerald

Holly FitzGerald and her husband, Fitz--married less than two years, set out on a yearlong honeymoon adventure of a lifetime, backpacking around the world. Five months into the trip their plane crash lands in Peru at a penal colony walled in by jungle, and their blissfully romantic journey turns into a terrifying nonstop labyrinth of escape and survival. On a small, soon-ravaged raft that quickly becomes their entire universe through dangerous waters alive with deadly animals and fish, their only choice: to continue on, despite the rush of insects swarming them by day, the sounds of encroaching predators at night. Without food or means of communication, with no one to hear their cries for help or on a search-and-rescue expedition to find them, the author and her husband make their way, fighting to conquer starvation and navigate the brute force of the river, their only hope for survival, in spite of hunger and weakening resolve, to somehow, miraculously hang on and find their way east to a large riverside town, before it is too late.

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1525257633

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