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Save our souls the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Save our souls [text (large print)] : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / Matthew Pearl.

Pearl, Matthew, (author.).

Summary:

In the late 19th century, "a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers--the ship's captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dog--along with the ship's crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea. When the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashore on Sand Island, which was inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the island's resources. But Hans had a secret, and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious man's assistance became something ominous, something darker"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063433526 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: x, 337 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Simultaneously published in hardcover: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Walker family.
Betrayal.
Castaways > Midway Islands.
Criminals > Midway Islands.
Shipwrecks > Midway Islands.
Survival at sea > Midway Islands.
Midway Islands.
Genre: Large print books.

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Stroud Branch LP 910.452 Pea 31681010403301 LARGEPT Checked out 08/14/2025

  • HARPERCOLL

    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

    From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal.

    On December 10, 1887, a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers—the ship’s captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dog—along with the ship’s crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea.

    When the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashore—on an island inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the island’s resources. But Hans had a secret . . . and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious man’s assistance became something ominous, something darker.

    Like David Grann and Stacy Schiff, Matthew Pearl unveils one of the most incredible yet little-known historical true stories, and the only known instance in history of an actual family of castaways. Save Our Souls asks us to consider who we might become if we found ourselves trapped on a deserted island.


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