A Sea between Us
The True Story of a Man Who Risked Everything for Family and Freedom

Name: A Sea between Us
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Yosely Pereira
ISBN: 9781666549041

Author: Yosely Pereira, Billy Ivey

Narrator: Gustavo Rex

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Two Words Publishing, LLC

Published: 08/02/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Religious Nonfiction

Synopsis

This is the harrowing true story of Yosely Pereira, the love of his life, Taire, and their incredible fight to escape the brutal bonds of communist Cuba. Ninety miles lay between their island prison and their dreams. But crossing those miles was only the beginning of this gripping journey. After building a boat and enduring the Florida Straits, Yosely secured his freedom, but his own escape was not enough. Taire and their two young children still needed to be rescued. A story of a harrowing journey fueled by love, A Sea Between Us celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love.

About Yosely Pereira

Yosely Pereira is a humble Cuban carpenter. His life journey includes multiple failed escapes from Cuba, imprisonment, near-death experiences, and finally a desperate paddle across the shark-infested Florida Straits in a boat that he built.

About Gustavo Rex

Gustavo Rex has been the Spanish voice of Captain Crunch and also launched the Fox Network in Latin America. His work on the PBS show Rock en Español won an Emmy©. In addition to television, he also lends his talents to audiobooks.

About Billy Ivey

Billy Ivey has been an advertising writer and branding professional for more than twenty years. Throughout his career, he has partnered with local, regional, and national brands like Chick-fil-A, Home Depot, and Major League Baseball. A resident of Birmingham, Alabama, he earned his BA in English literature from Samford University. He and his wife, Bethany, have five children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on August 11, 2022

Beautifully written story about one man’s journey to America from Cuba and the aftermath to get his family to freedom. His story is gut wrenching and painful, but also full of love, hope, faith, and finding beauty in the moments. The lovely writing paints a tapestry of the Cuban island juxtaposed ag......more

Goodreads review by Josephine on June 26, 2022

A Sea Between Us is one of the most heartfelt stories I’ve ever read. It was said that Americans can take our freedom for granted. We do! All the while our neighbors are suffering every day under cruel regime. Yosely, the author of this memoir, is desperate and determined to get his family out of Cu......more

Goodreads review by Jill on July 31, 2022

A Sea Between Us is the remarkable story of a man who suffered the injustices of Fidel Castro's Cuba. Disillusioned with life under the Castro government, Yosely Pereira, the author, builds a boat and sets off with three friends, sailing the 90 miles to Miami, Florida. Leaving his wife and children......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on October 04, 2022

So often in today’s news cycle in America, stories of immigration are boiled down to soundbites from politicians, and the trauma and turmoil of the immigrant’s experience is lost or passed over. A Sea Between Us is Yosely Pereira’s harrowing story of his journey from Cuba and then his quest to be re......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on July 04, 2023

Powerful story! Probably my favorite read thus far this year!......more