The Stranger in the Lifeboat

THE INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe stunning new novel from the bestselling author of global phenomenon Tuesdays with Morrie'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecelia AhernDon't miss Mitch Albom's new novel, Twice, a beautiful and heartbreaking story about lost loves and second chances____________Adrift in a raft after a terrible shipwreck, ten strangers try to survive while they wait for rescue.After three days, short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves.They pull him on board - and the survivor claims he can save them.But should they put their ...

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Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist and broadcaster Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world. Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more than forty million copies in forty-eight languages worldwide. He has written eight number-one New York Times bestsellers - including Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time, which topped the list for four straight years and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. He has also written award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. He appeared for more than 20 years on ESPN, and was a fixture on The Sports Reporters. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. Following his bestselling memoir, Finding Chika, and Human Touch, a weekly serial written and published online which raised nearly $1 million for pandemic relief, he returned to fiction with The Stranger in the Lifeboat, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List after being #1 on Amazon. His much-anticipated new novel, set during the Holocaust, is coming in the fall of 2023. Albom now spends the majority of his time in philanthropic work. Since 2006, he has operated nine charitable programs in southeast Michigan under his SAY Detroit umbrella, including the nation's first medical clinic for homeless children. He also created a dessert shop and popcorn line to fund programs for Detroit's most underserved citizens. Since 2010, Albom has operated the Have Faith Haiti orphanage in Port au Prince, a home to 60 children, which he visits every month without exception. Albom also works as a columnist and broadcaster and has founded nine charities in Detroit and operates an orphanage in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Produktdetails

Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Sphere
Artikelnr. des Verlages: 819934
Seitenzahl: 273
Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2023
Englisch
Abmessung: 195mm x 125mm x 20mm
Gewicht: 201g
ISBN-13: 9780751584561
ISBN-10: 0751584568
Artikelnr.: 62227629

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Master storyteller Mitch Albom is back with his latest novel - a genre-defying page turner that catapults the reader into a tale that is brutal, raw and yet incredibly moving ... a beautifully written, life affirming story of love and loss Dundee Courier

"Think of Mitch Albom as the Babe Ruth of popular literature, hitting the ball out of the park every time he's at bat." - Time

"Albom allows meaning, whether his own or the reader's, to emerge with a quiet, confident grace." - Publishers Weekly

"A fearless explorer of the wishful and magical." - James McBride, author of The Color of Water

"Albom has the ability to make you cry in spite of yourself." - Boston Globe

"Albom's gift for plucking heartstrings and finding meaning in life, which has endeared him to millions, is on full display." - Booklist

"He writes like a literary Spielberg: with great impact and emotion, and without being afraid of pathos." - Brigitte (Germany)

"Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary." - Cecilia Ahern , author of PS, I Love You