Sisters of Fortune : A Riveting Historical Novel of the Titanic Based on True History
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1496742699
ISBN-13
9781496742698
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Imprint
Kensington Publishing
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 20th, 2024
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
380 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 20.90 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Historical adventureHistorical fiction
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Readers of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé will be captivated as the USA Today bestselling author expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this vivid, surprising, emotionally powerful novel about longing for independence and loveand the moments that irrevocably change even the best laid plans. Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they boarded the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912 and how that maiden voyage would transform their lives in profound and unexpected ways.
Lush with sumptuous historical details and riveting as the events of that fateful voyage unfurl, readers will love this one! Madeline Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Keeper of Hidden Books and The Last Bookshop in London
April,1912: Its the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europesailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past theyve seenmagnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle Eastand contemplate the futures that await them.
For Alice, theres foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiancés plans for her returna cossetted existence shes no longer sure she wants.
Flora is also returning to a fiancé, a well-to-do banker of whom her parents heartily approve, as befits their most dutiful daughter. Yet the closer the wedding looms, the less sure Flora feels. Another mancharming, exasperating, completely unsuitableoccupies her thoughts, daring her to follow her own desires rather than settling for the wishes of others.
Youngest sister Mabel knows her parents arranged this Grand Tour to separate her from a jazz musician. But the secret truth is that Mabel has little interest in marrying at all, preferring to explore ideas of suffrage and reformeven if it forces a rift with her family.
Each sister grapples with the choices before her as the grand vessel glides through the Atlantic waters. Until, on an infamous night, fate intervenes, forever altering their lives . . .
Filled with luscious detail of the Titanics maiden voyage and spot on depictions of its many passengers…absolutely riveting until the very last page!Shelley Noble, New York Times Bestselling author of The Tiffany Girls
Vividly detailed and painstakingly researched, Sisters of Fortune threads fact and fiction into a compelling story. Bryn Turnbull, author of The Paris Deception and The Woman Before Wallis
Lush with sumptuous historical details and riveting as the events of that fateful voyage unfurl, readers will love this one! Madeline Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Keeper of Hidden Books and The Last Bookshop in London
April,1912: Its the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europesailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past theyve seenmagnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle Eastand contemplate the futures that await them.
For Alice, theres foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiancés plans for her returna cossetted existence shes no longer sure she wants.
Flora is also returning to a fiancé, a well-to-do banker of whom her parents heartily approve, as befits their most dutiful daughter. Yet the closer the wedding looms, the less sure Flora feels. Another mancharming, exasperating, completely unsuitableoccupies her thoughts, daring her to follow her own desires rather than settling for the wishes of others.
Youngest sister Mabel knows her parents arranged this Grand Tour to separate her from a jazz musician. But the secret truth is that Mabel has little interest in marrying at all, preferring to explore ideas of suffrage and reformeven if it forces a rift with her family.
Each sister grapples with the choices before her as the grand vessel glides through the Atlantic waters. Until, on an infamous night, fate intervenes, forever altering their lives . . .
Filled with luscious detail of the Titanics maiden voyage and spot on depictions of its many passengers…absolutely riveting until the very last page!Shelley Noble, New York Times Bestselling author of The Tiffany Girls
Vividly detailed and painstakingly researched, Sisters of Fortune threads fact and fiction into a compelling story. Bryn Turnbull, author of The Paris Deception and The Woman Before Wallis
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