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"Beautifully written and astutely observed. This is a marvelous
book." -Washington Post "For fans of The Perfect Storm, In the
Heart of the Sea, and Bill Bryson on his sassiest days." -Afar
Travel Magazine and Guide Aboard a sinking cruise ship, a
journalist faces death and reconsiders life. "If you're looking for
a great read, look no further than The Passenger."-San Francisco
Examiner In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a
bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic. Rocked by 50-foot swells and
40-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight
toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This
is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one
passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship. Chaney Kwak is a
travel writer used to all sorts of mishaps on the road, but this is
a first even for him: trapped on the battered cruise ship, he
stuffs his passport into his underwear just in case his body has to
be identified. As the massive cruise ship sways in surging waves,
Kwak holds on and watches news of the impending disaster unfold on
Twitter, where the cruise ship's nearly 1,400 passengers are
showered with "thoughts and prayers." Kwak uses his twenty-seven
hours aboard the teetering ship to examine his family history,
maritime tragedies, and the failing relationship back on shore with
a man he's loved for nearly two decades: the Viking Sky, he
realizes, may not be the only sinking ship he needs to escape. The
Passenger takes readers for an unforgettable journey from the
Norwegian coast to the South China Sea, from post-WWII Korea to
pandemic-struck San Francisco. Kwak weaves his personal experience
into events spanning decades and continents to explore the
serendipity and the relationships that move us-perfect for readers
who love to discover world travel through the eyes of a perceptive
and witty observer.
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