Sailing Into Darkness

By Aabra
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Published: Oct. 08, 2011
Words: 40863 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Making a dream come true, Deesha Harris and her fiancé are seeing the world from the deck of a sailboat. The dream turns into a nightmare, however, when they are hijacked by Somali pirates. After her boat is destroyed and her fiancé has disappeared, Deesha alone must face beatings, humiliation, rape, and confinement. Her journey-of-a-lifetime has now become a frantic battle to survive.

Extended description

Before entering grad school, Deesha Harris informs her successful and sea-loving parents that she and her fiancé, Tomas Barton, are determined to take a year off and see the world--from the deck of a sailboat! Despite their reservations, and their warnings about Somali pirates, Deesha's parents reluctantly consent to the adventure, but only on two conditions. To make the journey, Deesha and Tomas must use her parents' fully equipped, forty-five foot sailboat, the Golden Buccaneer. And they must also arm the boat with at least two handguns. With these two conditions satisfied, Deesha and Tomas leave their home port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sail to Brazil, and then across the Atlantic to Cape Town, South Africa. This step in their adventure is both enjoyable and uneventful. Unfortunately, uneventful journeys sometimes lead to complacency. In this case, complacency leads Deesha and Tomas to let down their guard for one night. It is a tragic mistake that ultimately ends Tomas'... (Read more) Before entering grad school, Deesha Harris informs her successful and sea-loving parents that she and her fiancé, Tomas Barton, are determined to take a year off and see the world--from the deck of a sailboat! Despite their reservations, and their warnings about Somali pirates, Deesha's parents reluctantly consent to the adventure, but only on two conditions. To make the journey, Deesha and Tomas must use her parents' fully equipped, forty-five foot sailboat, the Golden Buccaneer. And they must also arm the boat with at least two handguns. With these two conditions satisfied, Deesha and Tomas leave their home port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sail to Brazil, and then across the Atlantic to Cape Town, South Africa. This step in their adventure is both enjoyable and uneventful. Unfortunately, uneventful journeys sometimes lead to complacency. In this case, complacency leads Deesha and Tomas to let down their guard for one night. It is a tragic mistake that ultimately ends Tomas' life and sends Deesha on a perilous new journey. This journey quickly turns into a nightmare. It is a nightmare that includes a kidnapping by Somali pirates, confinement in a primitive jail, beatings that lead to rape and, finally, escape. Freedom, however, has its own perils. Totally alone now, Deesha must find her way through the steamy jungles and the tortuous mangrove swamps of Somalia's east coast. Poisonous snakes, hordes of mosquitoes, vicious dogs, and a knife-wielding, revenge-filled man named Jonju turn Deesha's journey-of-a-lifetime into a frantic battle for survival.
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Tags

suspense, mystery, travel, africa, sailing, nightmare, cape town, horn of africa, jungles, east africa, sailboats, woman alone, somali pirates, grad students, mangrove swamp, poisonous snake

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