
The Family Ship
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Lisa Flanagan
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By:
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Sonja Yoerg
From the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of True Places comes a disarming and emotional novel about a family in distress and a daughter’s mission to keep it from going under.
Chesapeake Bay, 1980. Eighteen-year-old Verity Vergennes is the captain of the USS Nepenthe, and her seven younger siblings are her crew. The ship - an oyster boat transformed into a make-believe destroyer - is the heart of the Vergennes family, a place both to play and to learn responsibility. But Verity’s had it with being tied to the ship and secretly applies to a distant college. If only her parents could bear to let her go.
Maeve and Arthur Vergennes already suffered one loss when, five years earlier, their eldest son, Jude, stormed out and never returned. Now Maeve is pregnant again and something’s amiss. Verity yearns to follow her dreams, but how can she jump ship now? The problem, and perhaps the answer, lies with Jude.
When disaster strikes and the family unravels, Verity must rally her sibling crew to keep the Nepenthe and all it symbolizes afloat. Sailing away from home, she discovers, is never easy - not if you ever hope to find your way back.
©2021 by Sonja Yoerg. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
“This richly-drawn and insightful story demonstrates an exceptionally deep understanding of family relationships.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Families, like ships at sea, sometimes founder on hidden rocks and begin to break apart. Which is exactly what happens to the Vergennes family in Sonja Yoerg’s luminous The Family Ship. Only a heart of stone would be immune to the charm of the Vergennes children, all nine of them. Yoerg offers this large, disparate crew to the reader with the wisdom and compassion of a consummate storyteller. And she tops off the tale with one of the most exciting finales I’ve read in years. I recommend this book with my whole heart.”—William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land
“With both wit and wonder, Sonja Yoerg navigates The Family Ship through choppy waters. This novel is completely immersive and highlights the enduring power of story in both our lives and our families. Yoerg’s prose and imagination are the strong currents that bring this fabulous tale to life.”—Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis
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Family Dynamics
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Very engaging story of a large family and all its joys and trials.
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narrator good job!
well done !
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I also really loved the story. It is compelling and unpredictable, but what I liked most is that it is heartfelt without being sappy, which is rare.
Love, love, loved this!
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Wonderful!
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Depressing
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The story itself is a rare tale of family in its best and worst forms. So beautifully written.
Listening to the first chapter or two was difficult and I wondered if I’d picked up a children’s book by mistake. So I can understand to some extent people writing a bad or disappointed review if they didn’t read past those.
However this book is exquisitely written and is extraordinary. I’m so glad I’ve had a chance to hear it. Thank you so much to the author and performer. Job so well done.
Beautiful writing and performance
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Interesting story
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I also want to mention that the narrator did an excellent job of creating distinct voices for each of the many characters, which is not an easy thing to do, so I appreciated that.
Heartwarming but leaning sentimental excess
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