I picked this book on the Libby app without having any clues at all what it is about, and I finished listening it in a few days (it was probably one to two months ago) and again having quite a lot question marks wondering what it’s about – yes, after I finished reading the book!

Then I realised it is a novel. I realised I hardly allow myself to read any novels in the past few years unless it’s for good reasons (I get hooked up by good novels too easily and can’t stop myself reading so at one point in my life I just stopped allowing myself to come near to any novels, I still have many of them from Big Bad Wolf that I haven’t read!)

Anyway, it’s actually a novel about faith and help. The way I was brought up and living in a non-religious way means that I can find it hard to connect with the idea of this book. The stranger in this lifeboat after a yacht wrecked tells other passengers that he is “the lord”, but also because of my very curious mindset, I enjoyed the reading and was very curious how I’d respond if I meet someone who claims to be the god, what help would I ask, would I be like some of the passengers who find it ridiculous and impossible. He said he answers to every prayer, but sometimes the answer is No. What do you think?

I guess I always have faith, I make wishes, I ask for help knowing I have to work on it, I thank god (not a specified one normally). So it’s not about being religious or not, but about having faith and belief and hope, and you will probably enjoy reading it.