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What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared?
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. a��Thank the Lord we found you,a�\x9d a passenger says. a��I am the Lord,a�\x9d the man whispers. So begins Mitch Alboma�TMs most beguiling and inspiring novel yet. The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is discovered a�" a year later a�" when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the islanda�TMs 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.