First published 2012
Grace Winter boards an elegant ocean liner with her husband Henry in the summer of 1914, crossing the Atlantic toward what she believes will be a privileged new life. When a mysterious explosion tears through their ship, Henry sacrifices his own safety to get Grace into a lifeboat before the vessel sinks. The survivors soon discover their boat holds too many people for the limited supplies. Someone must die if anyone hopes to live. As the weather worsens and food runs out, the castaways split into factions. A ruthless sailor with maritime experience battles an enigmatic older woman who wields unexpected influence over the group. Grace must choose a side, knowing her decision will determine whether she lives or dies. While drifting on the open ocean, she remembers how she met Henry and the comfortable future she thought she had secured. Now Grace faces an impossible choice about how far she will go to survive and keep the life she fought to build.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: moral-dilemma, survival
Setting: Atlantic Ocean
Period: 1914
279 pages · Hardcover · Reagan Arthur Books
Content warnings: death