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 βand how that maiden voyage would transform their lives in profound and unexpected ways.
Fans of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe and Patricia Falvey's The Titanic Sisters will be captivated as USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this vivid, surprising, emotionally powerful novel about the longing for independence and loveβand the moments that irrevocably change even the best laid plans . . .
April,1912: Itβs the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europeβsailing 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 theyβve seenβmagnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle Eastβand contemplate the futures that await them.
For Alice, thereβs 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 fiancΓ©βs plans for her returnβa cossetted existence sheβs no longer sure she wants.
Flora is also returning to a fiancΓ©, 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 manβcharming, exasperating, completely unsuitableβoccupies 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 isΒ that MabelΒ has little interest in marrying at all, preferring to explore ideas of suffrage and reformβeven 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 . . .
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