Musical chairs lifeboat lottery - too many people on board, so who goes? Examines the willingness to murder under duress, the peculiar ethical dilemmas the survivors face, and the consequences of their difficult choices.
The anti-hero, Grace Winter, is a chilling individual, taking actions, making choices to rise from poverty to become rich and independent, matter not the cost.
On the overcrowded lifeboat, she manipulates situations to prevent herself from being one of those chosen to thrown overboard. Later she is put on trial for this, and the verdict is the conclusion of the novel.
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