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The gripping new WW2 novel, capturing a little-known story of the evacuees sent away by sea, from the NYT bestselling author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage.
September 1940.
In the immediate aftermath of a U-boat attack on an evacuee ship, one lifeboat of terrified survivors endures a fierce storm in the North Atlantic.

June 1940.
Three months earlier, two very different women – Alice King, a teacher, and Lily Nicholls, a young widow, confront life-changing choices as Britain prepares for invasion and the devastating Blitz bombing raids begin.

In Kent, Alice sees a chance to play a part in the war and volunteers as an escort on the ‘seavac’ ships; in London Lily faces the agonizing decision of whether to keep her children with her as the Blitz begins, or send them to safety in Canada.

The dramatic events of one fateful night in the mid-Atlantic, and the eight unimaginable days that follow, bind the two women together in the most devastating way…

Praise for The Last Lifeboat

‘Heart-wrenching . . . a story that needs to be remembered’ FERN BRITTON

‘Enthrallingly told . . . it’s extraordinary how despite everything hope for the future shines out’ RACHEL HORE

‘A journey into the worst hardships of war for two women who have to make unbearable choices, and yet throughout it is bathed in the warmth of love’ GILL PAUL

‘I loved this absorbing, heart-rending story and cared so much about the vivid, courageous characters. Superb storytelling’ TRACY REES

‘Gripping, devastating, tremendously moving . . . a tale of bravery and remarkable endurance, the kindness of strangers, and the power of hope’ JENNY ASHCROFT

‘I was utterly engaged . . . the characters brim with life, the plot is elegantly handled and the writing is terrific’ LIZ TRENOW

‘Totally absorbing, heartbreaking and heart-stopping’ CELIA REES

‘Endearing characters, terrific plot, and a superb sense of time and place made this riveting book unputdownable. I loved it’ PATRICIA SCANLAN

‘A devastatingly beautiful tale of survival and courage’ AMANDA GEARD

ISBN: 9780008518677
Author: GAYNOR, HAZEL
Temporarily out of stock
Price: $35.00
Title: Last Lifeboat