May 31, 2011 marked a hundred years since the launch of the Titanic and this recent book tells one of the human stories behind the tragedy. I still find the subject utterly fascinating. If you share this fascination then you will find this book riveting.
In April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play. They were still playing when the ship went down.
The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancée, Mary, was expecting their child, the author's mother.
One hundred years later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of love, loss and betrayal, and the catastrophic impact of Jock's death on two very different families. He paints a vivid portrait of an age in which class determined the way we lived - and died.
The book represents an outstanding piece of historical detective work, it is also a moving account of how the author's quest to learn more about his grandfather revealed the shocking truth about a family he thought he knew, a truth that had been hidden for nearly a hundred years.
The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancée, Mary, was expecting their child, the author's mother.
One hundred years later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of love, loss and betrayal, and the catastrophic impact of Jock's death on two very different families. He paints a vivid portrait of an age in which class determined the way we lived - and died.
The book represents an outstanding piece of historical detective work, it is also a moving account of how the author's quest to learn more about his grandfather revealed the shocking truth about a family he thought he knew, a truth that had been hidden for nearly a hundred years.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton - $39.99 RRP
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