The Striver

The Striver

Robin Jensen Jones has faced many a hardships in life; from losing both his parents in childhood, to escaping from the clutches of his bullies, to braving the merciless goons of Udipi. He arrives in Goa, in pursuit of a new job and a fresh start to life. In a bid to help his surrogate family with their financial difficulties, he takes up a job aboard ‘The Sea Warrior’; a cruise liner on its maiden international voyage. Bad luck however seems to follow him here too, as the ship collides with an oil tanker and begins sinking. With sheer luck Robin makes it to a floating life raft and also manages to save another soul, Caroline. The life raft takes them to the safety of a beautiful, tranquil island where they then proceed to fall in love and get married. They nearly give up hope of ever being rescued, when they discover mysterious letters written by a James Patrick, who had inhabited the island two centuries ago. James’ words inspire Robin to build a raft to sail to the mainland. Will the raft overcome the wrath of the ocean? What does the future hold for Robin and Caroline?