Our take
Why choose this book?
Give this to someone who enjoys a true story with something to argue about afterwards. Grann follows the survivors of an eighteenth-century naval disaster and the competing versions of events they bring home. The appeal is partly the adventure, but also the uncomfortable problem of deciding whom to believe.
Who it suits
A husband or dad who gravitates towards history, survival stories and investigative nonfiction.
Before you choose
This is a dark account of extreme hardship and violence. Choose something gentler for a reader looking for uncomplicated escape.
