Sail : a novel / by James Patterson and Howard Roughan.

By: Patterson, James, 1947-Contributor(s): Roughan, HowardMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 388 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780316018708; 0316018708Subject(s): Sailing -- Fiction | Widows -- Fiction | Dysfunctional families -- Fiction | Sailing -- Fiction | Widows -- Fiction | Problem families -- FictionGenre/Form: Psychological fiction. | Psychological fiction. | Suspense fiction. | Sea stories. | Sea stories. | Suspense fiction.DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3566.A822 | S25 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Summary: The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone together, once and for all. Just when things start to take a turn for the better, disaster strikes. Stuart is left to pick up the pieces and find his family--but he is eager to start a brand new life. Maybe he's a little too eager.--From publisher description.
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The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone together, once and for all. Just when things start to take a turn for the better, disaster strikes. Stuart is left to pick up the pieces and find his family--but he is eager to start a brand new life. Maybe he's a little too eager.--From publisher description.

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