Book Review: Hazel Gaynor's The Last Lifeboat is a gripping read - full of visceral detail

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Book Review: Hazel Gaynor's The Last Lifeboat is a gripping read - full of visceral detail

Hazel Gaynor, author. Photograph Moya Nolan

Sun, 11 Jun, 2023 - 11:00
Colette Sheridan

  • The Last Lifeboat 
  • Hazel Gaynor 
  • Harper Collins, €12.99 

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