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Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war.
In London, as the Blitz bombs rain down and the threat of German invasion looms, Lily Nicholls anxiously counts the days for news of her son and daughter’s safe arrival.
But when disaster strikes in the Atlantic, Alice and Lily – one at sea, the other on land – will quickly become one another’s very best hope. The events of one night, and the eight unimaginable days that follow, will bind the two women together in unforgettable ways.
Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Last Lifeboat is a gripping and triumphant tale of love, courage and hope against the odds.
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and Irish Times, bestselling author of historical fiction, including The Bird in the Bamboo Cage and The Girl Who Came Home. Known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the twentieth century, Hazel is a previous winner of the RNA Historical Novel of the Year award and is an HWA Gold Crown and Irish Book Awards shortlisted author. Her novels are translated into 20 languages. Originally from Yorkshire, she now lives in Ireland with her family.