It was the family trip of a lifetime. Three of the Fortune daughters, their parents and their youngest brother would end their Grand Tour of Europe by sailing back to America on the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912. It was a trip that would change their lives forever. SISTERS OF FORTUNE, by Anna Lee Huber, is a work of historical fiction inspired by the very real Fortune family from Winnipeg. Expertly researched and impeccably detailed, readers are immediately drawn into the story which is primarily focused on the three sisters. They were returning home to lives they were no longer sure they wanted and hoped to use this time at sea to make important decisions. It was a time during which women had little freedom or opportunity to make choices about their lives. Would this trip with all they had seen and experienced give them the strength to grasp what they truly want? While what happened to the Titanic and those aboard is well documented, reading SISTERS OF FORTUNE brings it all to life once again. From the luxurious trappings of the ship to its A-List first-class passengers to the horrific disaster and the aftermath, readers are given a front-row seat into a remarkable story one that is well worth reading. It is a story that is filled with emotion and it beautifully showcases the strengths some exhibit during the very worst of times. Masterly crafted and believable, SISTERS OF FORTUNE is an excellent novel. I highly recommend reading the Author's Note as I found it to be very informative.
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.
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 love—and the moments that irrevocably change even the best laid plans . . .
April,1912: It’s the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe—sailing 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 they’ve seen—magnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle East—and contemplate the futures that await them.
For Alice, there’s 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 fiancé’s plans for her return—a cossetted existence she’s 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 man—charming, exasperating, completely unsuitable—occupies 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 reform—even 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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