{"product_id":"quarantine-gay-courter-9781642936834","title":"Quarantine!: How I Survived the Diamond Princess Coronavirus Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eA passenger's story of fighting for her--and everyone else's--rescue from the cruise ship with the first major outbreak of COVID-19 outside China.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens when you find yourself at the epicenter of a global crisis over a contagious new virus? Bestselling writer Gay Courter and her filmmaker husband learned the answer to that question in early February 2020, just as they were about to disembark from the \u003ci\u003eDiamond Princess\u003c\/i\u003e in Tokyo after a dazzling two-week southeast Asian cruise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weeks before lockdowns and social distancing became the new normal, the Courters and their shipmates suddenly found themselves trapped in a posh penitentiary--courtesy of the Japanese Ministry of Health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Confined to their cabin and its balcony, they watched in terror as more and more sick and contagious passengers were loaded into ambulances and the world's press swarmed the port. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than passively endure their nightmare-come-true, they launched a campaign to get themselves and everyone else off the ship. With the help of the global media and some well-placed connections, they managed to influence high-ranking U.S.government officials--right up to and including the White House--to bring everyone home to safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuarantine  \u003c\/i\u003eis the insider's book on the \u003ci\u003eDiamond Princess\u003c\/i\u003e episode, a suspenseful real-life drama recounting Gay and Phil's twelve-day ordeal aboard ship, their tenacious efforts to get the U.S.government to repatriate them and other Americans, and their additional fifteen-day quarantine under federal order behind chain-link fencing at the pointedly less-than-posh Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The COVID-19 crisis has affected the entire world. In her inimitable, long-admired voice, Gay Courter tells how it feels to wonder if you will be the next victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See quarantinediamondprincess.com for updates about the book and Phil Courter's forthcoming documentary, \u003ci\u003eQuarantine  How We Survived the \u003c\/i\u003eDiamond Princess \u003ci\u003eCoronavirus Crisis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gay Courter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642936839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642936834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Gay Courter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989056520447,"sku":"9781642936834","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45778a22-2dd7-4629-bc41-0bf7af2df44e.jpg?v=1683297552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quarantine-gay-courter-9781642936834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}