The Survival of Jan Little - Hardcover

Man, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670815144 ISBN 13: 9780670815142

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1987

Synopsis

Recounts the story of a blind and deaf American woman who, after the deaths of her husband and daughter, survived on her own for several months in the 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: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0670815144
• ISBN 13: 9780670815142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 342