An exquisitely worded, thoughtful novel about the meaning of family, commitment and love. Motives are unclear throughout; it’s difficult to tell who is good and who is bad, and often there’s a mixture of both, just like real life. Definitely a book to be savored.
With his marriage falling apart and his son at an emotional crossroads, Daniel Parker and 18-year-old Quentin embark on a round-the-world sailboat journey. While in the Indian Ocean, their boat is overtaken by a small group of Somali pirates, led by Ismail. Paul Derrick enters as hostage negotiator for the U.S., and as the days progress, lines are drawn and erased and connections are formed and broken. The results change everyone involved, many ultimately for the good, but the journey to get there is arduous.

Everyone has a story.
Is it possible to forgive?

Rich, multi-faceted human drama about almost everything what comes on in the human heart. What is a hostage situation on surface (and what heart-wrenching kind of surface it is!), is, in reality, much more. This novel left me pondering its pages so often! I was driven to read fast because of the immerse reading experience (this is great literature), yet I was left thinking so often (this is great literature).

And this is good book for discussion - I am not agreeing with everything said and done. Yet I bow down in respect because this book has so much content of enormous maturity to let me think. Only good book can do that - let you both feel and think.

Deeply recommended. And - be warned. This book will touch you.