Bøger af Charlotte Rogan

I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks and a widow for six.It is 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war. When a magnificent ocean liner suffers a mysterious explosion en route to New York City, Henry Winter manages to secure a place in a lifeboat for his new wife Grace. But the survivors quickly realize the boat is over capacity and could sink at any moment. For any to live, some must die.Over the course of three perilous weeks, the passengers on the lifeboat plot, scheme, gossip and console one another while sitting inches apart. Their deepest beliefs are tested to the limit as they begin to discover what they will do in order to survive.

A gripping novel about what happens when one women stands up for her beliefsFrom the author of The Lifeboat and Now and Again 'Dazzling' - The Sunday Times 'All the ingredients of a tense thriller' - Red For Maggie Rayburn, wife, mother and secretary at a munitions plant, life is pleasant, predictable and secure. When she finds proof of a high-level cover-up on her boss's desk, she impulsively takes it, turning her world upside down. Propelled by a desire to do good - and a new-found taste for excitement - Maggie starts to see injustice everywhere. Soon, her bottom drawer is filled with 'evidence', her town has turned against her, and she must decide how far she will go for the truth.

Grace Winter, 22 år, er både nygift og enke. Hun er også i retten for at kæmpe for sit liv.I sommeren 1914 tager Grace og Henry Winter af sted fra London mod USA for at komme på afstand fra Henrys familie. Undervejs sker der en mystisk eksplosion på skibet. Henry ofrer sig eget liv for at sikre Grace en plads i en redningsbåd. Snart går det op for folkene i redningsbåden, at der er langt flere ombord end, hvad den kan bære. Hvis nogen skal overleve, må andre dø. Grace må beslutte, om hun er villig til at betale enhver pris for at beholde sin plads i båden.Om forfatteren:Charlotte Rogan er uddannet i arkitektur fra Princeton University Hunbor i Westport, Connecticut. Redningsbåden er hendes debutroman.