First published 2013
The luxury liner Empress Alexandra explodes in the Atlantic Ocean in the summer of 1914. Grace Winter finds herself crammed into an overcrowded lifeboat while her husband Henry remains aboard the sinking vessel. The small boat carries far more survivors than it can support. Someone must die for the majority to live. As the survivors fight for their lives, a power struggle erupts within the lifeboat. Grace recalls her extraordinary life story while the tension builds around her. The 22-year-old widow must navigate not only the deadly waters but also the brutal politics of survival. Her ordeal at sea becomes evidence in a murder trial that will determine her fate. Grace faces accusations that could cost her everything as she fights to prove her innocence.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: survival-of-the-fittest, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Atlantic Ocean, Empress Alexandra
Period: 1914
236 pages · Paperback · Dogan Kitap
Content warnings: death, violence