bermuda islands

A window into the life of extreme privilege and a powerful story of self-acceptance, . . . recounts Kirkland Hamill's unforgettable journey through luxury hotels and charity stores, private enclaves and public shame as he confronts his family's many imperfections, accepts his unconventional childhood, and finally comes to terms with his own hidden secrets.

Describes the fates of the 153 passengers bound for the colony in Jamestown, Virginia, after a hurricane stranded them for nearly a year on uninhabited Bermuda, based on the journal records kept by castaway and English gentleman, William Strachey.

Tells the story of the wreck of the "Sea Venture," a ship that set out from England in 1609 to bring supplies to the struggling Jamestown Colony, and ran aground in Bermuda after springing a leak in the midst of a hurricane, and discusses the miraculous survival of all the ship's passengers who were later able to continue their journey.