He clung to the bollard, close beside the coxswain. “It's all over with us at last,” he said, as the boat struck heavily, and was then lifted away on the crest of a roaring breaker.
The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat.
“But Maw trusted me to take care o' Peter.” says Billy. And with that, he's off toward the gate. “Billy, wait!” shouts Derek. Paul and I have no choice but to follow. 47 . I fall down, down, down into the story.
A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Parks's irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances.
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Lifeboat is organized as a series of key questions we all need to ask ourselves when facing unexpected career disruption or difficult changes at our existing jobs.
The original account of a great flood— forgotten for thousands of years until it was recently rediscovered and deciphered—is now retold for children Four thousand years ago, long before the story of Noah’s Ark was written down in the ...
A swashbuckling, romantic adventure from the popular children’s author R.M. Ballantyne. R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children’s fiction.
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... the lifeboats were there to rescue their friends on the ship . Some of them ran down to the ocean to watch for them . While they were waiting for them to arrive , Aunt Flora suggested , " Let's all sing " The Lifeboat Soon Is Coming to ...
The 47ft Watson motor lifeboat Laura Moncur (ON.958) during her naming ceremony at Cluny Harbour, Buckie on 25 August 1961, with the old boathouse in the background. (By courtesy of John Innes) The 47ft Watson represented a major ...