Marooned on Mogmog: A Remote Island, a Shipwrecked Aussie Family, a Clash of Cultures

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HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 306 pages
"With a combined boating experience of sixty-five years, Jennifer Barrie and her husband Andrew were confident that they were unlikely to hit any major snags after setting out on their dream voyage - sailing their beloved Windrider around the Pacific. In early 2010, Jennifer and Andrew, along with their two young daughters, washed up - literally - on the tiny island of Mogmog in Micronesia. Fortunately for the Barrie family, Mogmog is inhabited by a bunch of very friendly locals ... or at least that's what they initially thought! This is the true story of a modern day Swiss Family Robinson who lived to tell the tale of surviving a shipwreck and months stranded on one of the world's most remote islands. In Marooned on Mogmog, you'll see that paradise isn't always what it seems..." -- Publisher description.

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About the author (2011)

Jennifer Barrie was born in Perth, and still lives there when she is not sailing. She studied classical music at UWA with a view to being the world's greatest flautist. That didn't work. So she studied education and taught music for way too long. Then back to uni for an MBA, and was self employed in the Dictaphone industry for 16 years, which is enough to drive anyone to sea. She lives with her husband Andrew, and their two daughters, Diana and Shannon, in a happy and chaotic home in North Perth.