The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Profound Novel from the Author of Tuesdays With Morrie

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Editorial Reviews Review “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 About the Author Mitch Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold forty-two 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—award-winning television films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. 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 is the recipient of the 2010 Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. He founded the nonprofit SAY Detroit, which provides pathways to success for Detroiters in need through major health, housing and education initiatives. He also founded a dessert shop and a gourmet popcorn line to help fund it. Albom operates Have Faith Haiti, a home and school for impoverished children and orphans in Port-au-Prince, which he visits monthly. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Is The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Profound Novel from the Author of Tuesdays With Morrie appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Adults and teens will find thoughtful spiritual questions and themes of survival, faith, and loss with mild peril but no graphic content or profanity.

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