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Titanic Love Stories: The True Stories Of 13 Honeymoon Couples Who Sailed On The Titanic (2011)

by Gill Paul(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Ivy Press

review 1: Over a century has passed but the Titanic tragedy is a subject which continues to fascinate. This take on the event is the telling of the poignant stories of honeymooners who had the huge misfortune to choose to sail on Titanic's doomed maiden voyage. It's a very moving (but not overly sentimental) read and also very interesting and informative - I learnt bits and pieces about this amazingly opulent ship I hadn't known before. Worthy of 4 stars but I've given it 3 as regarding the couples' experiences during the sinking, sometimes it's hard to tell what is confirmed fact and what is the author's imaginings.
review 2: Beautifully presented book telling the stories of 13 honey-mooning couples aboard the Titanic. Lot's of details around the ship itself and sinking... more, none of which are new to those who have read other books around the Titanic. Some of the chapter summaries at the beginning of each story contain spoilers to whether the couple survives. Personally I would have preferred to find this out as the story unfolded. Some of the couples are well known, others less so. It's certainly a touching book. My main gripe with it and one of the reasons I can not rate it higher is the lack of referencing. Only photos are credited, not the information sources. This makes it difficult to work out facts from the author's imagining. For some people this won't be an issue, but unfortunately for me, it is. Another minor niggle was the mention of Violet Jessop surviving both the collision of Olympic with the Hawke and the sinking of Titanic, but failing to mention that she also survived the sinking of Britannic. This is an ideal book for anyone who has little knowledge about the Titanic as it gives an excellent background without weighing down too much extra information. I liked how staterooms when known, were highlighted on the ship plans. Lots of photos and other tidbits of information accompany the text. less

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