The Lifeboat: A Novel

Charlotte Rogan

Apr 2012 · Sold by Reagan Arthur Books

About this ebook

The sinking of an ocean liner leaves a newly married woman battling for survival in this powerful debut novel.

Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life.

In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying her and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity. For any to live, some must die.

As the castaways battle the elements, and each other, Grace recollects the unorthodox way she and Henry met, and the new life of privilege she thought she'd found. Will she pay any price to keep it?

The Lifeboat is a page-turning novel of hard choices and survival, narrated by a woman as unforgettable and complex as the events she describes.

Ratings and reviews

Premise seemed very interesting & you become engaged immediately. The last 1/4 of the story fell very flat. Although well written, literally none of the potential plot twists (and there were many) were solved. Disappointing and seemed as if the author rushed through the writing at the end.

I have just finshed reading the first 60 pages of this novel and really got to say for this amount of pages it has a lot of interesting parts and really expresses how life would be in there place and it goes back to show u how they got to were they are.And so far am really hooked and look forward to reading this book tomorrow.

Portrays what you think it would be like to be stuck on a small boat with others you don't know. Good story and overall a good read.

About the author

Charlotte Rogan studied architecture at Princeton University and worked for a large construction firm before turning to fiction. She is the author of The Lifeboat, which was translated into twenty-six language and nominated for the Guardian First Book Award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. After many years in Dallas and a year in Johannesburg, she now lives in Westport, Connecticut.