She was 17-years-old on a Christmas Eve flight 40 years ago to join her father for Christmas when the unimaginable happened. The Lockheed L-188A Electra, on the way from Lima to Pucallpa, flew directly into a thunderstorm. A strike of lightning left the plane incinerated and Juliane Diller (Koepcke) still strapped to her plane seat falling through the night air two miles above the Earth.Her survival is unexplainable and considered a modern day miracle. Her mother was among the 91 dead and Juliane the sole survivor. For eleven days she crawls and walks alone through the jungle, fighting for her survival again with hunger and despair her only companions as maggots eat their way into her wounds. Juliane ultimately survives and goes on to live an inspiring life as a scientist continually drawn back to the terrain that threatened to take her. On the 40th anniversary she shares not only the private moments of her survival and rescue but her life in the wake of the disaster.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's hard to believe someone could live through such a harrowing experience. I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it for anyone, especially those who like shocking, true life stories. The author lived in the jungle for days and nobody knew she was alive, after free-falling 2 miles from a plane that was destroyed in a terrible thunderstorm. Definitely put this one on your list to buy.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The story follows Juliane, a young woman who really did fall from the sky, through her ordeal in the jungle, as well as her life in the aftermath of this incredible, miraculous survival. WHEN I FELL FROM THE SKY is a rare book because it not only details everything this young woman had to face while in a Peruvian rain forest--called a green hell--but it also explores the effects of survivor guilt, overnight celebrity, and trying to figure out one's place in the world. It's a great read because we see Juliane's struggle internally and externally. A very, very good autobiography that will have you wondering how you would fare in similar circumstances.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I was in Peru when the Lansa plane tragically went down, and participated in the search for it. Juliane was unusually familiar with the jungle to know how to escape it. Yet, she could have easily perished without certain events coming together. I have long wondered what she experienced. The response of people was mostly supportive, but some reacted in strange and unhelpful ways. Her search for closure as well as purpose has been a long process. Her honesty is refreshing.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Als ich vom Himmel fiel
I first heard about Fr. Dr. Diller's story when the BBC aired Werner Herzog's documentary "Wings of Hope" a few years ago. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Paul Monteith
When I Fell From The Sky
I loved this book. I would put it in the category of "favorites of all time". Juliane wrote a compelling true story of her parents, the air crash, and her survival. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Louisa Clemmer
Good Reviews... but difficult reading.
I would classify the book as an autobiography rather than a disaster/survival story; a recounting of the author's life which happens to contain the defining event of her life; an... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Thomas E. Jones
Good but lacks details of survival experience
I bought this book because I happened to turn on the television and see the author, Juliane Koepcke, being interviewed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by B. McEwan
When I Fell From The Sky
This is a gift for someone for Christmas,so I really haven't read it,seems like an interesting book. Got the book in a very fast time.
Published 5 months ago by J. Bent
Survival Content
I thought I would learn something about surviving in the jungle but was disappointed. There was only a few pages dealing with that subject. Read more
Published 5 months ago by William Clay
Amazing story of survival!
Great book and I can't believe it has been 40 years since this happened. It is an almost unbelievable story of survival, but this young 17 year old girl beat unimaginable odds and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by G. Evans
Unbelievable Survival
When I Fell From the Sky is one of the best books I have ever read! I cannot imagine what it must be like to fall from 10,000 feet after your plane has been stuck by lightning but... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bookworm73
The Story and Beyond
I loved TitleTown Publishing's ALONE: Orphaned on the Ocean, which is a similar story of a young female who survived tragedy against insurmountable odds. Read more
Published 6 months ago by EL Block
INSPIRATIONAL AND HARROWING!
This book is as harrowing as it is inspirational. Perhaps the most fascinating survival story in history, the very idea of surviving a fall from the sky, only to have to survive... Read more
Published 6 months ago by F. Rosen
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