The Ship
Oxford Street burned for three weeks, the Regent's Park camps have been bombed. Lalla, 16, has grown up sheltered from the new reality by her visionary father, Michael Paul. He has promised Lalla and her mother that they will escape. Escape on a ship big enough to save 500 people. Once on board, as day follows identical day, Lalla's unease grows. Where are they going?
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The Ship
Oxford Street burned for three weeks, the Regent's Park camps have been bombed. Lalla, 16, has grown up sheltered from the new reality by her visionary father, Michael Paul. He has promised Lalla and her mother that they will escape. Escape on a ship big enough to save 500 people. Once on board, as day follows identical day, Lalla's unease grows. Where are they going?
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The Ship

The Ship

by Antonia Honeywell

Narrated by Melody Grove

Unabridged — 11 hours, 45 minutes

The Ship

The Ship

by Antonia Honeywell

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Unabridged — 11 hours, 45 minutes

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Overview

Oxford Street burned for three weeks, the Regent's Park camps have been bombed. Lalla, 16, has grown up sheltered from the new reality by her visionary father, Michael Paul. He has promised Lalla and her mother that they will escape. Escape on a ship big enough to save 500 people. Once on board, as day follows identical day, Lalla's unease grows. Where are they going?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A remarkable debut novel - powerful, haunting, and beautiful."
M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

"Thoughtful and luminous . . . [A] powerful debut novel . . . it's a provocative novel with difficult questions about the fundamental nature how people choose to live their lives."—Los Angeles Times on The Ship

"Honeywell's lyrical descriptions of Lalla's thoughts and the ship itself are haunting . . . . will appeal to lovers of psychological speculative fiction."—Publishers Weekly

"Honeywell's dystopian coming-of-age tale is challenging and intense...A solid YA crossover"—Library Journal on The Ship

"Honeywell's assured debut is an exercise in noose-tightening tension and lyrical prose."—Barnes and Noble Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog

"Honeywell's eloquent tale raises thought-provoking questions about the difficult task of growing up, no matter the time or place: What do you do when the people you trust will no longer listen to you? What do you do when they're wrong?"—The Washington Post

"Addictive"—Elle

"As engrossing as it is chilling, this potent first novel fuses an apocalyptic coming of age story with a fierce interrogation of what it means to be truly alive."
Daily Mail

"The Ship is tense, engaging and emotionally charged: I devoured this novel."
Helen Dunmore, author of The Lie

"Honeywell's debut is ambitious and well written and provides endless possibilities for debate."
The Guardian

"The Hunger Games meets the London riots on board Noah's Ark 20 years from now, but don't underestimate its originality. Read it and be challenged."
The Times (UK)

"An ambitious debut that takes the tale of the Ark and updates it for a world bedeviled by global warming... will send shivers up your spine."
Harper's Bazaar

"This is a must read for all Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic fans. It is a pleasant change from the typical novels in the genre."—YA Books Central

Kirkus Reviews

2017-02-21
A sheltered teenager has an existential crisis while riding out the apocalypse aboard her father's private ark in this dystopian debut novel.Sixteen-year-old Lalage "Lalla" Paul lives comfortably in a secure flat with her wealthy parents, Anna and Michael. Outside, the environment is in ruins, resources are scarce, and the military-run government performs mass executions to reduce the population. Intent on providing a better life—and eventual death—for his family, Michael purchases a ship, stocks it with supplies, and selects 500 virtuous people to fill its berths; Anna, however, maintains it's their moral obligation to stay in London and help the less fortunate. When someone shoots Anna through the living room window, Michael and Lalla carry her onto the ship, where she succumbs to her injury. The ship's passengers then do battle with British troops and a starving mob before heading out to sea. Michael (who becomes a quasi-cult leader known as "Father") encourages his new flock to forget the past and enjoy the present, but Lalla stubbornly refuses, whining about the lack of adversity, fixating on what's happening back home, and obsessing over where the ship is headed. Even falling in love isn't enough to distract the petulant, ungrateful Lalla from her endless cycle of adolescent angst and petty rebellion. After a harrowing launch, Honeywell's tale sails into the doldrums and sinks under the weight of haphazard plotting, uneven pacing, and subpar character work.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940171568054
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Publication date: 02/19/2015
Edition description: Unabridged
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