“The most remarkable achievement within Charlotte Rogan’s debut novel, ‘The Lifeboat,’ is how neatly it exceeds, and defies, expectations.”
The complete review can be found here.
From the monthly archives: "April 2012"
…calling it “an enthralling story of survival at sea” and “one hell of a debut.”
May 1, 12:00 Noon – Westport, CT: the Westport Library, Author Series
May 3, 7:00 PM – Madison, CT: R.J. Julia Bookstore
May 18, 12:30 PM – East Meadow, NY: East Meadow Public Library
May 23, 7:00 PM – Marblehead, MA: Spirit of ’76 Bookstore
May 30, 7:00 PM – Farmington, CT: The Farmington Libraries, 6 Monteith Dr., Farmington, CT
New York Times journalist Julie Bosman on Charlotte’s transition from closet writer to author at age 57.
Click the link to read the Goodreads interview and learn more about the inspiration behind The Lifeboat.
“…with echoes of Joseph Conrad, Lord of the Flies and the Ancient Mariner. Rogan has waited until her fifties to publish her first novel and the wait has paid off. It is that rare thing — a book that is as compelling as it is profound.”
calls The Lifeboat “a dark, brutal novel” that is also “vividly exciting, beautifully paced and surprisingly funny.”
The complete review can be found here.
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