. Poignant. Ask the Author. She appeared first to Benji when he picked her up in the wat. . Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea. As Kenna and Ledger continue to mourn for Scotty, they also grieve the future they cannot have with each other. it. influencers in the know since 1933. Panning a book like this may feel like harpooning a minnow, but I think treacly metaphysical fiction does us a cultural disservice. ~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text. She appeared first to Benji when he picked her up in the water right after he jumped overboard, & his life was spared. The book is told from two points-of-view: one is a man named Benji who is narrating the tale of those in the lifeboat from his journal and the other is from the inspector who is investigating the lifeboat when it washes onto shore at Montserrat. Built on a foundation of death and grief, this story has an undercurrent of sadness. Later on it becomes clearer Why You are so right that there is enough wealth for everyone and food to feed everyone. Mark is left constantly on edge about the situation as, while he starts to befriend Henry, he knows that the man is suspected of murdering a child and he cant help but fear for his own safety and that of his own young son. I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. Benji is the only survivorhis suicidal jump overboard before the crash saved him from going down with the ship. A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism. The yacht exploded off the coast of West Africa, killing all on board (40 plus people) except nine individuals whose lives for the moment are spared by ending up in a lifeboat. Twitter James Corwin Benji is the only survivor.his suicidal jump overboard before the crash saved him from going down with the ship. The original nine people on the lifeboat include five people invited to participate in the conferences on the Galaxy and four crew members. Trouble signing in? . Hi, Im Deborah a seachanger living on Australias Fraser Coast, in Queensland. Sea is told while the survivors are on the lifeboat; Land is told a year and a half after the yachts sinking; and News is told before the yacht set sail. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom Mitch Albom's newest novel, The Stranger in the Lifeboat, fits neatly into this tradition, albeit with a heavy spiritual bent. Mitch Albom, in his fictional novel, The Stranger in the Lifeboat does a masterful job of telling about billionaire Jason Lamberts inviting many highly intellectual and ultra-wealthy people on his $200,000,000 yacht, the Galaxy.