Lifeboat at the End of the World
A Volunteer’s Story
$46.80
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
27 July 2026
Summary
Do you really think all lives are worth saving?
On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat await her next launch. It might come in another week. Or it might even happen in the next few seconds…
For two hundred years, the Dungeness lifeboat has launched in storms and heavy seas to frigates and baroques, trawlers and dinghies. Like all lifeboat stations in the British Isles, it is led by a coxswain and staffed by volunte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008736781 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008736782 |
| Author: | Dominic Gregory |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 141mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
‘Very dramatic, well-written, and historically fascinating … For all lovers of the sea and those who admire the bravery, dedication and generosity of the lifeboat crews, this book by Dominic Gregory is highly recommended.’
Peter Marshall
‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed’
Tim Winton
‘By telling us the story of the Dungeness lifeboat crew, Dominic Gregory has given us exactly the sort of honest and characterful biography the service needs, and reminded us of what it takes to ride out through the white of a gale to go and save a stranger’
Bella Bathurst
‘A true tour de force and one of those deeply altruistic books that it feels like a privilege to read’
Caroline Sanderson
‘The coast has spoken in this important book … a raw, compelling portrait of courage and tragedy at sea … unputdownable’
Nicholas Crane
‘Beautiful, lyrical and original … I’ve never read a memoir quite like it’
Christie Watson
About The Author
Dominic Gregory
Dominic Gregory volunteers on the Dungeness lifeboat. He lives in Kent and London. Lifeboat at the End of the World is his first book.
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