The Survival of Jan Little - Softcover

Man, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140097988 ISBN 13: 9780140097986

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1988

Synopsis

The extraordinary true story of a nearly blind and deaf woman who, after her husband and daughter are stricken by a mysterious and deadly illness, is left alone to fend for herself in the remote Amazon jungle

About this title

From Library Journal:

This book tells the harrowing experiences of a woman who endured almost lethal psychological and physical travails during her married life, homesteading in the Amazon jungle, and who finally, despite being blind and deaf, overcame the tragedy of the death of both her husband and daughter and survived her environment as well as her terrible isolation. The focal point of the story is the period following her husband and daughter's deaths, when Little found the strength and competence, despite her handicaps and ill health, to keep going until she was rescued. But her psychological survival during 20 years of marriage to an emotionally dominating, fanatical man is equally amazing. The book, which is written by a filmmaker and journalist, can be read on many levels, and the life of this extraordinarily brave women should appeal to a wide audience.Joan W. Gartland, Detroit P.L.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0140097988
• ISBN 13: 9780140097986
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 390