The Stranger in the Lifeboat
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Summary
What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared？ In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith， a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea。 He claims to be “the Lord。” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him。
Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people struggle for survival at sea。 Three days pass。 Short on water， food and hope， they spot a man floating in the waves。 They pull him in。
“Thank the Lord we found you，” a passenger says。
“I am the Lord，” the man whispers。
So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet。
Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven。 Now， for the first time in his fiction， he ponders what we would do if， after crying out for divine help， God actually appeared before us？ What might the Lord look， sound and act like？
In The Stranger in the Lifeboat， Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be？ What actually happened to cause the explosion？ Are the survivors already in heaven， or are they in hell？
The story is narrated by Benji， one of the passengers， who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat。
It falls to the island’s chief inspector， Jarty LeFleur， a man battling his own demons， to solve the mystery of what really happened。
A fast-paced， compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs， The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them。
Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people struggle for survival at sea。 Three days pass。 Short on water， food and hope， they spot a man floating in the waves。 They pull him in。
“Thank the Lord we found you，” a passenger says。
“I am the Lord，” the man whispers。
So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet。
Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven。 Now， for the first time in his fiction， he ponders what we would do if， after crying out for divine help， God actually appeared before us？ What might the Lord look， sound and act like？
In The Stranger in the Lifeboat， Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be？ What actually happened to cause the explosion？ Are the survivors already in heaven， or are they in hell？
The story is narrated by Benji， one of the passengers， who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat。
It falls to the island’s chief inspector， Jarty LeFleur， a man battling his own demons， to solve the mystery of what really happened。
A fast-paced， compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs， The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them。
Reviews
Minna
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Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Books， and Mr。 Albom for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this title。 An honest review was requested but not required。I read this in a single night， absolutely riveted to the story and unwilling to wait until the following day to find out what happened。 Honestly， I'm very hesitant to recap the plot in any way， other than to say "read the blurb，" because the unfolding of the story was such a powerful experience for me。 I was reminded in part of The Life Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Books， and Mr。 Albom for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this title。 An honest review was requested but not required。I read this in a single night， absolutely riveted to the story and unwilling to wait until the following day to find out what happened。 Honestly， I'm very hesitant to recap the plot in any way， other than to say "read the blurb，" because the unfolding of the story was such a powerful experience for me。 I was reminded in part of The Life of Pi， with its metaphysical aspects and shipwreck survival narrative， but the Stranger in the Lifeboat had much stronger religious-based themes of faith， belief， and surrender to God's purpose。 I am a Christian but the book was written in such a way that any monotheistic faith could find a lot of meaning。 I felt profoundly moved upon finishing the book， and immediately suggested it （post-publication， of course） to several friends。 This one will stick with me for a long time， I think。 。。。more
Kath
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I have read and loved every book I've read by this author。 Ever since my ex-ma-in-law introduced me to his writing when she recommended I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven。 This is a delightful book with a profound message that actually is quite pertinent in the dark days in which we live at the moment。 I know that personally I've been thinking more of this side of things since March last year hit。。。So， there's a shipwreck and a bunch of survivors have managed to all get to a life raft。 Th I have read and loved every book I've read by this author。 Ever since my ex-ma-in-law introduced me to his writing when she recommended I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven。 This is a delightful book with a profound message that actually is quite pertinent in the dark days in which we live at the moment。 I know that personally I've been thinking more of this side of things since March last year hit。。。So， there's a shipwreck and a bunch of survivors have managed to all get to a life raft。 They are kinda ticking along， albeit with scan long term hope， when they come across a man in the water。 The pull him into the boat and start to interrogate him as to how he has managed to survive for so long on his own in the water。 He then proceeds to tell them that he is the Lord。。。And I'll leave the rest for you to discover as the author intended。 Told in the recent past of the life raft - the main time line - with flashbacks to the long past， and the present when the life raft is discovered and reported to Monserrat's chief inspector Jarty LeFleur， we follow Benji， our main narrator， as he spins what turns out to be a very exciting， thrilling and poignant tale of trying to survive against the odds， hope and， of course， faith。This book can be read on many levels。 From the light where you only really consider the main story and don't veer too much from following what happens to the characters， all the way through to questioning every incident along the way and what that actually means in terms of faith。 And all levels in between。 It's a book you can read and take what matches， what works for you， discard what doesn't and， if you want， think about the middle ground a bit along the way。 That's definitely what I did as I was reading。 Don't worry， I'm not going to spill my stuff here， it was a personal read， one that touched me and one I will talk about with like minded people in my real life， but it was a personal journey and I think that everyone's experience with what is written herein will be just as personal and unique。 Suffice to say， if you go in with an open mind and accept what is given to you， you will not be disappointed。 My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book 。。。more
Karen Kennan
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I love Mitch Albom - such wonderful stories！ I find them to be very comforting in their simplicity。 The Stranger in the Lifeboat features a group of people who are stranded in a life raft after an explosion sank the yacht they were on。 One of these people claims to be 'The Lord'， which brings up many different feelings and conversations between the survivors。 Surely this means they must be rescued？ Surely He will help everyone on the raft？ Surely He will bring comfort to them？ Will he？ What's he I love Mitch Albom - such wonderful stories！ I find them to be very comforting in their simplicity。 The Stranger in the Lifeboat features a group of people who are stranded in a life raft after an explosion sank the yacht they were on。 One of these people claims to be 'The Lord'， which brings up many different feelings and conversations between the survivors。 Surely this means they must be rescued？ Surely He will help everyone on the raft？ Surely He will bring comfort to them？ Will he？ What's he there for？ Is he just a random guy making it up？ However， we do find out everything that happened out at sea when the raft containing only a diary is washed up on Montserrat。I love the way the book is written。 The chapters are either 'Land'， 'Sea'， or 'News' so there's no confusion when swapping chapters and time or place。 The way The Lord is featured has really made me think。 I'm not religious so it's not that， but it's made me think about the faith and beliefs of others， which I find interesting anyway。 I don't want to give anything away about the ending but I'd just say read it for sure！ 。。。more
The Sub Librarian
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Sometimes I need a book that makes me look inside myself， remind me whose child I am and renews my faith。 And this book always comes along at the perfect moment。 Set with the tone of The Shack and The Five People You Meet in Heaven， The Stranger in the Lifeboat will have you asking yourself poignant questions about your own beliefs。 Nine passengers are adrift on the ocean after the yacht they were traveling in， sinks。 They pull a man from the water claiming to be the Lord with the promise that h Sometimes I need a book that makes me look inside myself， remind me whose child I am and renews my faith。 And this book always comes along at the perfect moment。 Set with the tone of The Shack and The Five People You Meet in Heaven， The Stranger in the Lifeboat will have you asking yourself poignant questions about your own beliefs。 Nine passengers are adrift on the ocean after the yacht they were traveling in， sinks。 They pull a man from the water claiming to be the Lord with the promise that he can save them all。 However， in order to be saved they must all believe that he is who he says he is。 And so begins the questions that are drove to the core of our deepest beliefs。 The story is told in chapters but separated by titles: Sea ~ which is told by the survivors while they are drifting; Land ~ Tells of the Inspector who finds the lifeboat drifted ashore; and News ~ reporters speaking before the ship sets sail and after the ship sinks。 Within all three of these titles we will learn about each character， their beliefs and the tragedies that shaped them。 I think regardless of what you believe， this book will spell out questions we have all pondered。 It will make us take a deeper look at our purpose with the time we have here on earth。 This book gave me comfort I wasn’t even aware that I needed。 My thanks to Mitch Albom for another spell-binding， soul searching novel and a huge thanks to Harper Publishing for an advanced copy of this book！ 。。。more
Caroline D'cruz
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Do you believe in the existence of God and how often do you question his very existence？What can I say， I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 I was gripped onto it from the very beginning。 Though， when I start off， I found the book to be quite funny and was laughing， but as I progressed further into the chapters， it turned into this emotional rollercoaster， which got me pounding over a lot of things。As for the plot， An Yacht named Galaxy owned by Jason Lambert has sunk。 10 stranger trying to survive a Do you believe in the existence of God and how often do you question his very existence？What can I say， I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 I was gripped onto it from the very beginning。 Though， when I start off， I found the book to be quite funny and was laughing， but as I progressed further into the chapters， it turned into this emotional rollercoaster， which got me pounding over a lot of things。As for the plot， An Yacht named Galaxy owned by Jason Lambert has sunk。 10 stranger trying to survive are adrift on a raft， short on food， water and hope。 When they spot a man floating in the water and pull him on board。 This man claims he can save them but how？ And who is he？ Should they trust him？ And how did the Yacht really sink？ （Ok， I know I sound like the jacket of the book） but trust me， the more blind you go into this book， the more you are going to enjoy it。 The book is not a mystery or thriller， but it kept me guessing till the very end。 I also liked the way the author has classified the book into Sea， Land and News， where most of the story is told to us by Benji， one of the survivors on the raft。 Apart from this， the book also focuses on hope， faith， love， death and spirituality which I guess is very much a part of every Mitch Albom books。 The book also got me reflecting on minor things like the mere existence of fresh drinking water， which， when we have in abundance we tend to waste but when in shortage， a mere thought can get us craving or for that matter， the thought of death， which we try are best not to acknowledge and always brush aside。Overall this book was an easy and quick one to read。 If you are in a mood for some thought provoking and some soul searching or even if you are not and just looking for your next read， I highly recommend this one because like me you too will enjoy reading it。A big Thank you to Netgalley， the publisher and the author for providing this ARC。 。。。more
Kevin Woolard
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Another beautifully constructed novel from Mitch Albom dealing with faith and loss and the many adversities faced in life。Benji is one of ten survivors of a sunken luxury yacht – all now fighting for survival on the open sea in a lifeboat。 One of those survivors is a stranger pulled from the water who claims he is God。 Through a series of entries in a notebook （found in the lifeboat one year later and 2，000 miles from the sunken yacht） the story of the survivors unfolds through three points of v Another beautifully constructed novel from Mitch Albom dealing with faith and loss and the many adversities faced in life。Benji is one of ten survivors of a sunken luxury yacht – all now fighting for survival on the open sea in a lifeboat。 One of those survivors is a stranger pulled from the water who claims he is God。 Through a series of entries in a notebook （found in the lifeboat one year later and 2，000 miles from the sunken yacht） the story of the survivors unfolds through three points of view （Sea， Land and News） building the story of the survivors and their fate piece by piece。It's another heartwarming and poignant story from Mitch Albom， whose novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven remains one of my favourite ever books。Even if you're not religious in any way this is still an emotional read which covers themes such as childhood loss （both as parent and child）， life-long friendships， hate， love and humanity in general。My thanks to Net Galley and Little， Brown Book Group UK for the opportunity to read this pre-release。 。。。more
Jo
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REVIEW: The Stranger In The Lifeboat （★★★★）𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 （𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀）。。。 𝘈 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵， 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴， 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥。 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩， 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦， 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢。 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬， 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵。 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥， 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮。 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦？Honestly， the premise worried me。 A stranger in a lifeboat claiming he is REVIEW: The Stranger In The Lifeboat （★★★★）𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 （𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀）。。。 𝘈 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵， 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴， 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥。 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩， 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦， 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢。 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬， 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵。 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥， 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮。 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦？Honestly， the premise worried me。 A stranger in a lifeboat claiming he is the Lord？ Whether the book affirmed or rejected the existence of God， it would be equally divisive。 I shouldn't have worried， because Albom's writing is tactful and honest， and I believe this book leaves all readers satisfied。 It was an uplifting and thought-provoking read。𝗝𝗼'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻This is a book I can highly recommend。 Albom has a unique way with words that I am sure first-time readers will delight in。 As for long-term Albom fans， you will not be disappointed either！𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱。。。 The writing is simple， elegant， and honest。 The plot is highly immersive。𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱。。。 I didn't feel very connected to the characters because we're only told what we need to know （i。e。 very detail-light）。𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲。。。𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 // 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗼𝗺 - for another masterful book that I think better showcases Albom's signature style。𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗣𝗶 // 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹 - for another book about being stranded at sea， its psychological toil， as well as the power of faith in all its forms。𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁 // 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗼 - for another novel written with striking simplicity。 I recommend both for a life-affirming read。Thank you Harper Collins and Mitch Albom for my gifted copy！ The Stranger In The Lifeboat comes out 02/11/2021。 。。。more
Nigel
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Yep - enjoyed that！ In fullIt's a while since I read any of Mitch Albom's books and I thought I'd give this one a try。 A very expensive "executive" craft has sunk。 Nine people are still afloat 3 days later on a lifeboat having seen no one else。 They see a man in the water and manage to get him onto the lifeboat。 He says that he can save them if they all believe in him as he is the Lord。 That gives you pause for thought doesn't it！ In part this story is told by one of the people on the lifeboat w Yep - enjoyed that！ In fullIt's a while since I read any of Mitch Albom's books and I thought I'd give this one a try。 A very expensive "executive" craft has sunk。 Nine people are still afloat 3 days later on a lifeboat having seen no one else。 They see a man in the water and manage to get him onto the lifeboat。 He says that he can save them if they all believe in him as he is the Lord。 That gives you pause for thought doesn't it！ In part this story is told by one of the people on the lifeboat who is writing a journal。 There are two threads in this story。 One is from a policeman on land who has been taken to see what might be the lifeboat concerned and the other is the media via their interest in the story。It didn't take me long to get into this book and after that I was caught up in the story however odd it may seem。 It is not a long read and is crisply written。 From time to time I found myself wondering just where this might be going。 Some of the threads seemed rather odd in the circumstances。 That said I had some thoughts quite early on about a possible outcome and wasn't far off the truth I guess。 It's one of those books where it would be a shame to reveal more。In some senses this， and other books from Albom， are probably rather odd to some believers and unbelievers。 Within that caveat I found this a convincing story I guess。 Was it an enjoyable read - yes。 Was it thought provoking - maybe。 I would certainly read another by this author in the future and fans of his will be very pleased by this story I think。Note - I received an advance digital copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review 。。。more
Madhuri Sridhara
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I've been a fan of Mitch Albom's for more than a decade now and was incredibly excited to receive an advanced copy of this book。 （Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group， UK）But unfortunately， whereas his previous works hinted at the concept of God and focused more on belief and hope， this book focuses more on God as a being/deity。The story also felt off as though it didn't matter what was being told as long as the message was clear。 It felt forced。But the book can be easily read in one I've been a fan of Mitch Albom's for more than a decade now and was incredibly excited to receive an advanced copy of this book。 （Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group， UK）But unfortunately， whereas his previous works hinted at the concept of God and focused more on belief and hope， this book focuses more on God as a being/deity。The story also felt off as though it didn't matter what was being told as long as the message was clear。 It felt forced。But the book can be easily read in one sitting and is uplifting and very quotable in certain places。 I'm pretty sure that a lot of people will find hope and solace in this book too。 2。5/5 。。。more
Louise Wilson
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Adrift n a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people struggle to survive at sea。 Three days pass。 Short on water， food and hope。 they spot a man floating in the waves。 They pull him in。 "Thank the Lord we found you，" a passenger says。 "I am the Lord，" the man whispers。This is the story of nine survivors of an explosion on the luxury yacht they were on。 then they spot a man floating in the waves。 When they have pulled the man aboard the raft， he claims to be the Lord and they're faced with Adrift n a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people struggle to survive at sea。 Three days pass。 Short on water， food and hope。 they spot a man floating in the waves。 They pull him in。 "Thank the Lord we found you，" a passenger says。 "I am the Lord，" the man whispers。This is the story of nine survivors of an explosion on the luxury yacht they were on。 then they spot a man floating in the waves。 When they have pulled the man aboard the raft， he claims to be the Lord and they're faced with a crises of belief。Mitch Albom books are always thought provoking。 The story follows the journey of nine people on the rafts battle for survival and the attempts of those on land to uncover what had happened at sea。 This is a short novel that's intriguing with so much depth。 The book is arranged into three parallel storylines: 1） from one of the survivors。 2） the inspector investigating what happened 3） from the media reporting about the yacht。 This is another fantastic read by the fabulous Mitch Albom who's books never disappoint。I would like to thank #NetGalley #LittleBrownBookGroupUK and the author #MitchAlbom for my ARC of #TheStrngerInTheLighthouse in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lovely Loveday
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom is a well-written， fast-paced story of love and loss。 A thought-provoking read that is sure to make you stop and think but leave you wanting more。 I look forward to reading more from the author。
Summer Reads
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I don't consider myself a religious person at all。 I do have a lot of faith and belief in a higher power though。 Sometimes life is just hard so occasionally a feel-good story with an inspiring message is just what I need。 What would you do if at a time of desperation， you called upon God and he appeared？ After a luxury yacht named the Galaxy sank into the ocean， 9 survivors end up on a lifeboat。 The survivors include the boat's creator/owner Jason， 4 members of the Galaxy’s staff， and 5 of the w I don't consider myself a religious person at all。 I do have a lot of faith and belief in a higher power though。 Sometimes life is just hard so occasionally a feel-good story with an inspiring message is just what I need。 What would you do if at a time of desperation， you called upon God and he appeared？ After a luxury yacht named the Galaxy sank into the ocean， 9 survivors end up on a lifeboat。 The survivors include the boat's creator/owner Jason， 4 members of the Galaxy’s staff， and 5 of the wealthy guests。 The survivors pull a young man out of the water who claims that he is the Lord and can save them all。 The only catch is each of the nine survivors has to believe him。 The story is broken into three sections with different timelines and points of view。 Sea is told while the survivors are on the lifeboat， land is told a year and a half after the Galaxy sank， and News is told before the yacht set sail。 This book is just what I needed and I didn't even know it。 The Stranger in the Lifeboat is my first book by Mitch Albom so I’m not sure what I expected when I went into this but I was captivated with the story。 Mitch Albom’s writing is simplistic yet very powerful。 It is rare for a book to make me look inward and reflect on my faith but that's just what this book did。 After finishing The Stranger in the Lifeboat， I immediately ordered 3 of Albom’s previous titles and I cannot wait to start them！ I can understand why Albom has such a massive fan base。 Whether you are a spiritual person or not， I still would highly recommend this thought-provoking， hope-filled， and moving story。 This book would also make the perfect gift！ The Stranger in the Lifeboat will be available on November 2。 A massive thanks to Harper Books for the gifted copy！ 。。。more
mrsbookburney Niamh Burnett
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I love the simplicity of the books layout， the writing really flows and thanks to the chapters having headers （land，sea and land） so it is easy to follow。I found it interesting that we join the survivors after the event and fully focus on the events at sea。 All of the characters were interesting in their own right and how they dealt with the situation。This is my first book by the author， i will be visiting his previous work as his writing style has captivated me。
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Harper through NetGalley。This is a story of coming to terms with grief and healing。 It's about seeing where your faith rests and what you believe about God in times of death and chaos。 Albom's writing style is relaxed and makes readers feel they are also sitting in the lifeboat and the island as the story unfolds。 Albom's books stay with a reader and offer further thoughts to ponder after you read them。 This one is no different。 It's broken into three storylines I received an electronic ARC from Harper through NetGalley。This is a story of coming to terms with grief and healing。 It's about seeing where your faith rests and what you believe about God in times of death and chaos。 Albom's writing style is relaxed and makes readers feel they are also sitting in the lifeboat and the island as the story unfolds。 Albom's books stay with a reader and offer further thoughts to ponder after you read them。 This one is no different。 It's broken into three storylines - Sea， Land， News - so readers can follow what is happening in each。 No spoilers， but the actual timelines and real events when the ship sank are revealed as the reader moves through the story。 Love the twist when the Lord reveals who He is。 No spoiler but when readers reflect， it's been obvious all through the book。 They may also suspect who found the raft on Monserrat， but again， it's not confirmed until the final pages。 Definitely one I will revisit again。 。。。more
Eileen Mathys
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Another winner from Mitch Albom！ Lots of gentle plot twists to keep you turning page after page until the very end。 Rich characters and a well paced plot to keep the reader very engaged through this entire story。
Udisha Jain （bookstacks_literature）
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What do you do， when as a young teenager you've lost all hope and life just seems to be going like a clock with no boundary of 24 hours， a day which seems to be never ending。 Just then came an early copy of the stranger in the lifeboat from @harperbooks Book- The stranger in the lifeboatAuthor- Mitch AlbomSuggested reading age- 16+ so that the person can understand the depth and philosophy of the writing， though young people can read this too。My review- In one line， the stranger in the lifeboat What do you do， when as a young teenager you've lost all hope and life just seems to be going like a clock with no boundary of 24 hours， a day which seems to be never ending。 Just then came an early copy of the stranger in the lifeboat from @harperbooks Book- The stranger in the lifeboatAuthor- Mitch AlbomSuggested reading age- 16+ so that the person can understand the depth and philosophy of the writing， though young people can read this too。My review- In one line， the stranger in the lifeboat sucked the soul out of my body and returned it with a new born's spirit。 This book is my "changed my life" capacity book。 Mitch Albom weaves a tale In which he already gives us part of the ending in the begining。 This sweet orange （fruit） of a book heals your soul from within， it brings you the twist that pains you， hurts you， might as well kill you but then the writing begins to heal you。 The book will make you question your faith， relationships， emotions like grief， happiness。It will make you question your daily life incidents such as death， promotion， birth。 It will make you wonder， is money actually worth the negative work and trouble。 The book won't give you an answer， my dear。 Your own repaired soul at the end of this book will。The book is set mostly on a ship， with strangers that you will think about till months after you finish reading this。 The quotes， the philosophical element of this book may just keep you glued to the pages。Whether you do or do not believe in God， this book paints an image and wraps up a story that ends with a full circle of hope。Thank you for sending an early copy of this glorious and majestic book @harpercollins @harperbooks 🥳🥰 。。。more
Atul_reads
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[Let me just put the rating first。 Review to come。]
AtomicBooks
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This is a another beautiful book from Mitch Albom that can be enjoyed on so many levels。 The story itself is very good and it is quick and easy to read。 It is a very life affirming and positive read， it t will make you feel a little bit emotional but ultimately it will make you smile。
yilin
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On a lifeboat， nine people struggle for survival at sea adrift in a raft after a mysterious ship explosion。 After three days， short on water， food and hope， they spot someone floating and pull him on board。 This man claims to be “The Lord” and says he can only save them if everyone on board believes in him。 Who is this mysterious man？ Are these survivors already in heaven？ Or are they in hell？ Narrated by Benji， one of the passengers， he recounts and writes down events in a notebook - this is la On a lifeboat， nine people struggle for survival at sea adrift in a raft after a mysterious ship explosion。 After three days， short on water， food and hope， they spot someone floating and pull him on board。 This man claims to be “The Lord” and says he can only save them if everyone on board believes in him。 Who is this mysterious man？ Are these survivors already in heaven？ Or are they in hell？ Narrated by Benji， one of the passengers， he recounts and writes down events in a notebook - this is later discovered on the island of Montserrat by a chief Inspector， trying to solve the mystery around this shipwreck and at the same time battle against his own demons。 Mitch Albom has written a number of bestsellers on heaven， death， and faith。 My favorites being Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven。 This one is no exception and has touched my heart。 Beautifully written， thought-provoking， Mitch Albom never fails to make me ponder and reflect deeply。 I also loved the simplicity of his writing and navigating through the three parallel storylines - the Sea， the Land， and the News。Thank you Harper Books for the gifted copy。 。。。more
Carrie
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I just finished my ARC （thank you HarperCollins） of The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom。 This is the story of nine survivors of a terrible shipwreck。 They are floating helplessly on a raft in the ocean with no rescue in sight。 When all hope starts to seem lost， they come upon a stranger floating in the ocean， who claims to be the Lord。 According to this gentleman， they can and will be saved if they all believe in him。 The story is told in three parts， The Land （investigation）， The Sea （t I just finished my ARC （thank you HarperCollins） of The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom。 This is the story of nine survivors of a terrible shipwreck。 They are floating helplessly on a raft in the ocean with no rescue in sight。 When all hope starts to seem lost， they come upon a stranger floating in the ocean， who claims to be the Lord。 According to this gentleman， they can and will be saved if they all believe in him。 The story is told in three parts， The Land （investigation）， The Sea （the Raft） and The News （publicity）。 A raft and diary is washed ashore and found by a detective that is investigating the explosion of the yacht。 The diary is written by a man named Benji that was a deckhand on the yacht and is now one of the survivors adrift in the sea。 Each character in this novel is very different from the next， however I feel that the reader can see himself in all of them， which made this novel very unique to me。 I am an avid fan of Mr。Albom。 I have loved his books since Tuesdays With Morrie ， and I can never quite decide which I love more， his fiction or his nonfiction works 。 It’s a tie （haha）。 That being said， I really LOVED this book！ It allowed me to go deep within myself and reflect on my own faith ， as I truly believe anyone who reads this book will have done the same。 This is a profound story of faith， hope and survival， and a definite recommended read。 。。。more
Lisa
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On a super luxury yacht， the rich and powerful of the world gather to solve the problems of the world。 The last night of the cruise sounds of explosions rip the night as the opulent vessel sinks。 As the morning dawns there are ten survivors in a lifeboat and one claims to be God。 The story of the survivors in the boat is told by Benji， a deckhand who writes in a journal to his love， Annabelle。 As with other Mitch Albom's books， this one haunts me as questions of faith， grief and the will to surv On a super luxury yacht， the rich and powerful of the world gather to solve the problems of the world。 The last night of the cruise sounds of explosions rip the night as the opulent vessel sinks。 As the morning dawns there are ten survivors in a lifeboat and one claims to be God。 The story of the survivors in the boat is told by Benji， a deckhand who writes in a journal to his love， Annabelle。 As with other Mitch Albom's books， this one haunts me as questions of faith， grief and the will to survive run through my head。 A compelling， thoughtful novel that will make you question your deepest beliefs。 I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Amanda Hixson
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🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒕𝑩𝒚: @mitchalbom𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓: @harperbooks𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑶𝒏: Nov。 2nd 2021@goodreads 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆: 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆:🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣 / 5 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒕𝒔 What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared？ In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith， a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea。 He claims to be “the Lord。” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him。 Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people 🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒕𝑩𝒚: @mitchalbom𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓: @harperbooks𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑶𝒏: Nov。 2nd 2021@goodreads 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆: 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆:🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣 / 5 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒕𝒔 What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared？ In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith， a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea。 He claims to be “the Lord。” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him。 Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion， nine people struggle for survival at sea。 Three days pass。 Short on water， food and hope， they spot a man floating in the waves。 They pull him in。 “Thank the Lord we found you，” a passenger says。 “I am the Lord，” the man whispers。 In The Stranger in the Lifeboat， Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be？ What actually happened to cause the explosion？ Are the survivors already in heaven， or are they in hell？ The story is narrated by Benji， one of the passengers， who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat。 It falls to the island’s chief inspector， Jarty LeFleur， a man battling his own demons， to solve the mystery of what really happened。 🅼🆈 🆃🅷🅾🆄🅶🅷🆃🆂 Everyone knows that I carry a soft spot for @mitchalbom books。 So， when a package from @harperbooks came acrossed my doormat yesterday afternoon and Mitch's book was in it， I was beyond amazed and ecstatic！ Thank you @harperbooks for this ARC of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒕 for an unbiased review。 Upon receiving this just yesterday I wanted to start it right away。 Dropping everything else， I've been trying to read the pass few days。 If you haven't heard yet I've been pretty sick since the previous Sunday。 So it's been slow going over here。 But in receiving Mitch's book yesterday in my sickly 😷 time of need， I felt it was kismet。 Meant to be。 And so I dove right in。 I am proud to say I finished this in one day & of course it was an unbelievable experience and incredible story。 So many uniquely created characters and unimaginable situations。 Many questions and uncertainty throughout this adventure。 With only needing one thing to do which was believe。 Two shattered men hanging on for what exactly？ The truth is left between the pages of a notebook left in a Lifeboat。 Will you believe？ 。。。more
Rebecca
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"Still， I never considered what I would do if I called for the Lord and He actually appeared before me" As the story begins， the chapters are divided into 3 parts， the land， the sea and the news。 This allowed the story to bounce between past and present as you follow the story of the survivors and the investigation a year later。It is a mystery thriller filled with lots of plot twists， secrets， deaths and the fight for survival。 It's a religious story that called for them to have faith and believ "Still， I never considered what I would do if I called for the Lord and He actually appeared before me" As the story begins， the chapters are divided into 3 parts， the land， the sea and the news。 This allowed the story to bounce between past and present as you follow the story of the survivors and the investigation a year later。It is a mystery thriller filled with lots of plot twists， secrets， deaths and the fight for survival。 It's a religious story that called for them to have faith and believe in God but it wasn't as overpowering as I predicted， it was quite subtle and tasteful， I enjoyed this。My first impressions were of how beautiful the cover looked， I wasn't sure what to expect as it was a religious story and quite a thriller which isn't my normal genre but I found the plot quite interesting。 The book I received had serrated and uneven page edges which I found very odd but unique， however， while reading I spotted a quote "the edges were frayed" - is this why the book is crafted this way？ I liked the creativity of this。I was hooked， it was easy to read and it flowed really well。 I couldn't stop reading and finished it in a day！ A tragic and suspenseful story of a unique group of individuals who must bond to survive。 I believe it would make a really good film or TV series。 I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it。*ON SALE NOVEMBER 2 2021*I'm so grateful to Harper and Mitch Albom who sent me a beautiful hardcover copy of this book to review， thank you so much！！ 。。。more
Kimmy
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pretty good i liked ita little mysterious
Michelle
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I have not read any books by Mitch Albom before but， I was intrigued by the blurb， so I requested it on NetGalley。Billionaire James Lambert decides to set sail on his luxury yacht called the Galaxy with some of the richest and famous and influential people in the world。 But something goes wrong， and the yacht explodes。 The stranger in the lifeboat is story of the 9 of the survivors on a life raft when they see a person in a water。 They bring if onto the raft and they find out that this person is I have not read any books by Mitch Albom before but， I was intrigued by the blurb， so I requested it on NetGalley。Billionaire James Lambert decides to set sail on his luxury yacht called the Galaxy with some of the richest and famous and influential people in the world。 But something goes wrong， and the yacht explodes。 The stranger in the lifeboat is story of the 9 of the survivors on a life raft when they see a person in a water。 They bring if onto the raft and they find out that this person is GOD。The story set in three stages The sea， The Land and The news。 The land tells of Inspector Fleur leading an investigation when the life raft appears off a beach a year later in Montserrat。This is a beautifully written， life affirming story of love and loss。 It is also thought-provoking。 What would you do if the lord appeared in front of you and you wanted answers to his actions and your own。 The regrets that you have and what you could have done differently。 I do believe in God so it will keep me thinking about this book for a while。 I really enjoyed this tale， and I was engrossed through out and will make sure that I will check out the other books that he has written。 。。。more
Larissa
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What if God came to you in one of your darkest hours， even if you didn't believe。 What would you ask of him？ Would you believe that it was him？ When the Galaxy goes down and only 10 people are able to survive in a life boat "God" appears amongst them and tells them that if they believe in him they will be saved。 Can those who don't already have a relationship with God be able to find and believe in him during some of the worst struggles they have ever faced？ Will the journal of one of the surviv What if God came to you in one of your darkest hours， even if you didn't believe。 What would you ask of him？ Would you believe that it was him？ When the Galaxy goes down and only 10 people are able to survive in a life boat "God" appears amongst them and tells them that if they believe in him they will be saved。 Can those who don't already have a relationship with God be able to find and believe in him during some of the worst struggles they have ever faced？ Will the journal of one of the survivors help others find peace and a path to God？Overall a very good book， not one of my favorite Mitch Albom books。 However the story and the message was very clear。 As always his writing sucks you in and enchants。 I am so excited to share this title once it comes out。 Thank you so much Harper and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy。 。。。more
Kerri-Ann Betty （was Briggs）
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That grabbed me and didn't let go， in fact it still hasn't。 Ok， wow。 I think I'm still in shock。 I'm not a religious person， not in the traditional sense。 I don't know what I believe， I have faith but I'm not sure what in。 So when I realised this would be a religious story I was unsure if I would like it， I don't like being preached too。 I had nothing to fear， there was no religious preaching at all。 This story was just pure beauty。 The story itself is wonderful， the way it is structured using p That grabbed me and didn't let go， in fact it still hasn't。 Ok， wow。 I think I'm still in shock。 I'm not a religious person， not in the traditional sense。 I don't know what I believe， I have faith but I'm not sure what in。 So when I realised this would be a religious story I was unsure if I would like it， I don't like being preached too。 I had nothing to fear， there was no religious preaching at all。 This story was just pure beauty。 The story itself is wonderful， the way it is structured using points of view on land， at sea & news broadcasts is very clever。 It got me with the twists and turns， where I can normally predict them in the thrillers and crime novels I read， I didn't with this story。 The elements of faith and religion were handled in a very beautiful way。 I think that this is the sort of book that anyone with or without religious beliefs can read， enjoy and appreciate。 I will admit to getting tearful， it was just so beautifully written and filled my heart with love and appreciation for family and for life。 This book was amazing， magical and will honestly stay with me for a very long time。 Thank you Mitch Albom for writing such a wonderful novel， it was not just enjoyable as a fictional story it has also filled my heart with appreciation for life， it's a gift and though it may be a challenge it is something I needed reminding to be thankful for。 Wow， I can't believe a novel just did this to me。 I'm properly shook。 Thank you Sphere / Little Brown Books for the proof copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Russell Roth
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A compelling story that casts an unlikely ensemble in a lifeboat somewhere in the middle of the ocean， and begins with the group of survivors pulling in a man claiming to be 'The Lord'。 The story follows both their journey of survival and the attempts of those on land to uncover the truth of what happened at sea。 A short， impactful novel about the power of belief。 Poetic in its simplicity， complex in its message， and rich with underlying symbolism， The Stranger in the Lifeboat shows the healing A compelling story that casts an unlikely ensemble in a lifeboat somewhere in the middle of the ocean， and begins with the group of survivors pulling in a man claiming to be 'The Lord'。 The story follows both their journey of survival and the attempts of those on land to uncover the truth of what happened at sea。 A short， impactful novel about the power of belief。 Poetic in its simplicity， complex in its message， and rich with underlying symbolism， The Stranger in the Lifeboat shows the healing powers and harmful effects of believing。 。。。more
Elainedav
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Mitch Albom writes really different， unique books。 I saw this one listed on NetGalley and requested it on the strength of previous books I had read by this author rather than the blurb about this particular novel。 Had I read the blurb， I would have realised there is a strong theme of faith and as a non religious person this may have put me off。This short novel is about nine survivors of a sunken， luxury yacht， who are adrift in a life raft。 One of the people in the raft claims to be God。This is Mitch Albom writes really different， unique books。 I saw this one listed on NetGalley and requested it on the strength of previous books I had read by this author rather than the blurb about this particular novel。 Had I read the blurb， I would have realised there is a strong theme of faith and as a non religious person this may have put me off。This short novel is about nine survivors of a sunken， luxury yacht， who are adrift in a life raft。 One of the people in the raft claims to be God。This is one of those books that make you consider what it would be like to be in the position of the characters in the book。 How would you cope adrift at sea？ What would you do when food and water started to run out？ And how would you react if the person sat with you says he is God and that the situation will not be resolved until everyone in the boat believes in him。This is a great story。 There is plenty of tension。 the book moves at a great pace and alternates between the story at sea， the story from the land and the news。 It wasn't predictable， it isn't religious， but does make you think about faith and I absolutely loved the ending。 Highly recommended。 I will definitely continue to pick up other books by Mitch Albom。Thank you to NetGalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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