TY - BOOK N2 - The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone together, once and for all. Just when things start to take a turn for the better, disaster strikes. Stuart is left to pick up the pieces and find his family--but he is eager to start a brand new life. Maybe he's a little too eager.--From publisher description. AB - The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone together, once and for all. Just when things start to take a turn for the better, disaster strikes. Stuart is left to pick up the pieces and find his family--but he is eager to start a brand new life. Maybe he's a little too eager.--From publisher description. T1 - Sail :a novel / DA - 2008. CY - New York : AU - Patterson, James, AU - Roughan, Howard. ET - 1st ed. CN - PS3566.A822 CN - PS3566.A822 PB - Little, Brown, PP - New York : PY - 2008. ID - 327186 KW - Sailing KW - Widows KW - Dysfunctional families SN - 9780316018708 SN - 0316018708 TI - Sail :a novel / LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008005028-b.html LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008005028-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008005028-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008005028-d.html ER -