The Lost Passenger by Frances QuinnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This novel did have its ups and downs, but all in all, it was a gripping read. Add to that the very last page, which I never would have expected, and I'd have to say WOW. I would actually love another book that builds on Elinor and her sons lives.
What starts as a romantic novel quickly turns in a direction I never expected. Then, of course, we have the sinking of the Titanic and how Elinor and Teddy's life changes from that moment on.
It was fascinating to read about the time period, especially about New York in the 1910s; you get a good lesson in PTSD, excellent writing, and a lovely little backstab, or shall I say, Elinor gets to 'thumb her nose' at one of the objects of her early misery!
Great historical fiction!
*ARC supplied by the publisher Penguin Random House/ Ballantine Books, the author, and NetGalley.
What starts as a romantic novel quickly turns in a direction I never expected. Then, of course, we have the sinking of the Titanic and how Elinor and Teddy's life changes from that moment on.
It was fascinating to read about the time period, especially about New York in the 1910s; you get a good lesson in PTSD, excellent writing, and a lovely little backstab, or shall I say, Elinor gets to 'thumb her nose' at one of the objects of her early misery!
Great historical fiction!
*ARC supplied by the publisher Penguin Random House/ Ballantine Books, the author, and NetGalley.
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SYNOPSIS: "Sometimes it takes a disaster to change your life.
Marrying above your social class can come with unexpected consequences, as Elinor Coombes discovers when she is swept into a fairy-tale marriage with the son of an aristocratic English family. She soon realizes that it was the appeal of her father’s hard-earned wealth rather than her pretty face that attracted her new husband and his family. Curtailed by rigid social rules that include being allowed to see her nanny-raised infant son for only moments each day, Elinor resigns herself to a lonely future. So a present from her father—tickets for the maiden voyage of a luxurious new ship called the Titanic—offers a welcome escape from the cold, controlling atmosphere of her husband’s ancestral home, and some precious time with her little son, Teddy.
When the ship goes down, Elinor grasps the opportunity to take Teddy and start a new life—but only if they can disappear completely, listed among the dead. Penniless and using another woman’s name, she must learn to survive in New York City, a brash new world that couldn’t be more different from her own, and to keep their secret safe. But alas, it's not safe—she's been spotted by another survivor who's eager to profit from his discovery.
An absorbing historical drama set between the old world of the oppressive English aristocracy and the new world of opportunity and freedom, The Lost Passenger is a grippingly dramatic story about starting over in a brand-new world, triumphing over adversity, and finding hope in the face of great loss.
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