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The Lifeboat
Charlotte Rogan
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Description for The Lifeboat
Paperback. A daring and adventurous novel set just before the First World War. It begins in a courtroom, where an enigmatic young woman named Grace Winter is on trial; in flashback, we learn why .. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks and a widow for six.
It is 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war. When a magnificent ocean liner suffers a mysterious explosion en route to New York City, Henry Winter manages to secure a place in a lifeboat for his new wife Grace. But the survivors quickly realize the boat is over capacity and could sink at any moment. For any to live, some must die.
Over the course of three perilous weeks, the passengers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844087549
SKU
V9781844087549
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Charlotte Rogan
Charlotte Rogan graduated from Princeton in 1975. She taught herself to write between working at various jobs and bringing up triplets. Her childhood vacations with a family of sailors provided inspiration for The Lifeboat, her first novel. She lives in Connecticut, US.
Reviews for The Lifeboat
Almost unbearably exciting - you'll gulp it down in a single sitting
Kate Saunders
The Times
You will be gripped
Andrew Holgate
Sunday Times
Ingenious. . . An unflinching examination of the will to survive . . . Vividly exciting, beautifully paced and surprisingly funny; in Grace, Rogan has found a voice that is ... Read more
Kate Saunders
The Times
You will be gripped
Andrew Holgate
Sunday Times
Ingenious. . . An unflinching examination of the will to survive . . . Vividly exciting, beautifully paced and surprisingly funny; in Grace, Rogan has found a voice that is ... Read more