A Ship Called Hope

Synopsis of A Ship Called Hope

«A Ship Called Hope» is the contemporary fiction novel by Robert Mawson, published by Sphere in paperback (328 pages, in English).

Novel about a middle-class man who has always considered himself lucky until he loses his job and discovers his life was empty. Without redundancy pay and unable to afford his house in London, the family moves to Suffolk; there his wife finds work while he falls apart and must confront the fragility of happiness and the search for purpose.

Published on 4 August 1994 by Sphere; the cover features a tree with silhouettes of ships among its branches.

Aimed at the general public, particularly readers of contemporary fiction.