Published: April 10, 2012
Words: 130,310 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476286686

Short description

1912 and on-board the Titanic, two very different women are embarking on journeys that will change the rest of their lives. Alice is the poor, pregnant girl running away with her criminal boyfriend. Nesta is the wealthy but barren wife of a cruel man who is threatening to divorce her. When the mighty ship sinks, a terrible crime is committed which means these women's lives are entwined forever.

Extended description

It’s 1912 and on-board the Titanic are two women from very different walks of life. Alice Higgins is an impoverished music hall performer, heavily pregnant and running away with her bounder boyfriend to start a new life in America. Nesta Villiers is the wealthy wife of a brutal man, and is escaping to New York to avoid him committing her to an asylum.

When the ship begins to sink, Nesta offers to take the baby Alice gave birth to on-board, onto a lifeboat – promising to return him when they are rescued. But in a case of mistaken identity Nesta thinks Alice has died and claims the baby as her own. But even when they reach New York and she discovers her ‘son’s’ mother is alive and well, she continues to tell people he is hers.

In an epic tale that starts with the sinking of the world’s most famous ship, and ends with the Second World War, Alice and Nesta contend with the heartbreak the First World War brings; the emancipation of women; the realisation of their dreams, and.. (Read more) It’s 1912 and on-board the Titanic are two women from very different walks of life. Alice Higgins is an impoverished music hall performer, heavily pregnant and running away with her bounder boyfriend to start a new life in America. Nesta Villiers is the wealthy wife of a brutal man, and is escaping to New York to avoid him committing her to an asylum.

When the ship begins to sink, Nesta offers to take the baby Alice gave birth to on-board, onto a lifeboat – promising to return him when they are rescued. But in a case of mistaken identity Nesta thinks Alice has died and claims the baby as her own. But even when they reach New York and she discovers her ‘son’s’ mother is alive and well, she continues to tell people he is hers.

In an epic tale that starts with the sinking of the world’s most famous ship, and ends with the Second World War, Alice and Nesta contend with the heartbreak the First World War brings; the emancipation of women; the realisation of their dreams, and the strain of keeping so many secrets. When fate brings them together again, a life-long battle ensues as they fight to hold onto the boy they both adore.
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historical fiction, history, england, womens fiction, secrets, saga, scandal, titanic, 20th century, titanic disaster

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Review by: Janel Biondo on April 30, 2012 :
Excellent book! Thank you!!!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: hannah duckett on April 16, 2012 : (no rating)
I won this book on an author site and am so pleased i did. Its such a lovely story about two women who were on board the Titanic. Showing how they came to be on board and how their lives were changed and thrown together after the sinking. It had me in tears by the end.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: hannah duckett on April 16, 2012 : (no rating)
I won this book on an author site and am so pleased i did. Its such a lovely story about two women who were on board the Titanic. Showing how they came to be on board and how their lives were changed and thrown together after the sinking. It had me in tears by the end.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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