Together Alone

by Ron Falconer

Ron Falconer celebrates the pristine island wilderness of Caroline Atoll in loving detail. Both an adventure and a love story, it's an insightful, poignant and truly fascinating tale of how one man's dream to live alone in paradise becomes very much an extraordinary family affair.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

255 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I remember why I loved all of the sailing around the world and living off the land stories in my youth. I couldn't get enough of them and this reminded me why I enjoyed them. Personality-wise, I found Ron annoying, but when he focused on the trip to Caroline and their time there, I was hooked.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good "Robinson Crusoe" type story...about caretakers living on remote Island until they are forced to leave....interesting read

[Michele]

Mao's Last Dancer
Together Alone
Comm Check
A Mighty Heart

[Christopher Astbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book.

[Clare Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I always enjoy a good read about sailing, adventure or this type of living and this book didn't disappoint, it was an interesting story. A couple of points that made me exasperated to the extreme were the apparently incredibly advanced skills of the children in the early part of the book when they were listed as being less than two years and the brother two years older than that. It was very hard to believe they could speak and think in the complex way they were portrayed. I also know as an offshore sailor myself that it is illegal to land anywhere without clearing customs and immigration unless in dire emergency. Unless I'm missing something in the reading of the book, the author at no time did this. More to the point he did not ask permission to set up a permanent home on this atoll from the rightful government before doing so. So of course he should be evicted. There is no question. How would the Scottish authorities react if I were to do the same on one of their remote islands? Of course I may well freeze to death before they found me lol!

[Ronald Charles]

Information; This book is available via "Print on Demand" from Random House Australia.
Great book, Ron Falconer.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wholesome island life. Some survival and innovation vibes which I always LOVE. Slow paced but enjoyable. Read while I was also on a sailing boat in the middle of the pacific so matched perfectly.

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good read in a NZ winter ... inspirational without being "twee".