The Last Lifeboat – Hazel Gaynor

A voyage towards safety becomes a desperate fight for survival.

During the Second World War, Alice King accompanies children being evacuated from Britain across the Atlantic. When their ship is attacked, she faces an unimaginable ordeal at sea. Back in England, a mother waits for news of the children she sent away to protect them.

Inspired by the wartime sinking of the SS City of Benares, Hazel Gaynor’s historical novel explores courage, separation and the extraordinary strength of ordinary people in a crisis.

If you liked The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah or the wartime journeys of Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, you’ll enjoy this moving story of hope and survival.

A trade paperback in Good condition: moderate wear and some page yellowing, with all pages present.