438 Days by Jonathan Franklin
Macmillan, RRP $39.99, Trade
Paperback
On 17 November 2012, Salvador
Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm
killed his engine and the current dragged his boat deep out to sea. Alvarenga
would not touch solid ground again for 14 months. When he was washed ashore on
January 30 2014, he had drifted over 9,000 miles. He considered suicide on
multiple occasions. But Alvarenga developed a method of survival that kept his
body and mind intact long enough for the Pacific Ocean to spit him up onto a
remote palm-studded island.
About the author
Based in Santiago, Chile,
Jonathan Franklin regularly reports for the Guardian, Washington Post, National
Geographic and Esquire. He also works with the team at 'Retro Report' producing
documentaries broadcast by the New York Times. Franklin's previous books
include 33 Men, the exclusive account of the Chilean miners trapped nearly a
kilometre underground. 33 Men became a bestseller in the UK and US, and was
translated into 19 languages. He can be followed at @FranklinBlog
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