An extraordinary account of unimaginable suffering and the resilience to get through it. I lived with this book for days, often pausing to try to imagine the horror that Jude coped with. Her strength of mind and physical endurance was like nothing most people could manage. Yet what was the alternative? She had Ollie waiting for her - it may have been a different outcome if Jude had had nobody close to care about her.
The account was riveting in its horror - the huge red caterpillars and hideous infested tree growing in the Horrible House - how on earth did she even dare to go near the hole in the floor lavatory? I was surprised Jude did not seem to get more ill than she did - with such foul "food" I would have imagined her to be permanently sick and not able to keep anything down. The lack of any form of hygiene and clean clothes was appalling, but she obviously kept herself in some sort of condition which enabled her to be rescued with some dignity. It was amazing, too, right from the beginning, that the vicious injuries inflicted on her in the boat seemed to heal up and not leave her damaged and infirm from the start.
The concluding chapters were fascinating in how the FCO etc. worked, and the negotiations taking place behind the scene. More amazing was Jude's tolerance, even compassion, for some of the pirates. As she says, anger and revenge would only deplete her energies more. It is to be hoped that piracy and wickedness will be eradicated at some time. With her wonderful strength of will, Jude should be able to find some peace and as much happiness as possible in the rest of her life.
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