Sheltering Angel

A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic

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Pub Date 27 Jul 2023 | Archive Date 30 Jul 2023

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Description

From a working-class family, Scotsman Andrew Cunningham stewards for wealthy travelers aboard elegant cruise ships of the early 20th century, but he resents those who flaunt their inherited wealth.

New Yorkers Florence and Bradley Cumings, first-class passengers traveling aboard Titanic, are the exception, and the three discover an ancestral connection.

As the ship sinks on the fateful morning of April 15, 1912, Florence watches in horror from her lifeboat. In the darkness of night, she searches the water for her husband and recognizes the man swimming through the frigid water toward her is Andrew.

Based on a true story, Sheltering Angel is a must-read!

From a working-class family, Scotsman Andrew Cunningham stewards for wealthy travelers aboard elegant cruise ships of the early 20th century, but he resents those who flaunt their inherited wealth.

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A Note From the Publisher

Louella Bryant holds the MFA in Writing from Vermont College and Master's degree from George Washington University. After publishing two young adult historical novels, Bryant taught for a dozen years in the graduate writing program at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Her other books are While In Darkness there Is Light, a Vietnam-era biography, Cowboy Code, a WWII novel set in Southwest Virginia, Hot Springs and Moonshine Liquor, a memoir, and the historical novel Beside the Long River. She also has published a collection of short stories and numerous essays, poems and articles appearing in anthologies and literary magazines. Visit her website at http: //louellabryant.com

Louella Bryant holds the MFA in Writing from Vermont College and Master's degree from George Washington University. After publishing two young adult historical novels, Bryant taught for a dozen...


Advance Praise

"Bryant's passionate storytelling will captivate readers and bring a fresh perspective on a maritime tragedy that still reverberates in the twenty-first century." -Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill, author of Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle

"Sheltering Angel tells the true story of several lesser-known individuals whose lives were impacted by the Titanic disaster. The stories of Cumings, Cunningham, Siebert and the others are engrossing, and Bryant's passion for the source material shines through on every page." -Tad Fitch, author of Recreating Titanic & Her Sisters: A Visual History

"It's a beautifully-told and poignant backstory to a piece of history we all know. Bryant is a master at finding such great true stories and bringing them to life." -Sylvester Monroe, co-author with Peter Goldman, of Brothers: Black and Poor-A True Story of Courage and Survival

"Bryant's passionate storytelling will captivate readers and bring a fresh perspective on a maritime tragedy that still reverberates in the twenty-first century." -Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill, author of ...


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I’ve always enjoyed the Titanic and have a good collection of books about it and fiction books. This was one of the good novels from the Titanic. It worked well overall and had eveyrthng that I was hoping for in the description. The characters felt like they belonged in the time-period and I’m glad I got to read this. Louella Bryant does a great job writing this and have it be interesting.

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What a great job the author does to put faces of people who were on this fateful ship, and it became a page tuner read for me.
These are real people that we get to meet and become part of their lives before they start their voyage on the Titanic, from the Stewards, to the passengers, both first class and steerage, and how they were not equal on that fateful night in 1912.
Filled with true facts, and real people, from Andrew Cunningham, a steward to Florence Cumings, one of the wealthy travelers. With theses two we meet their families, and become invested in their lives!
Yes, the facts of this voyage are out there, but you will feel like your on this ship, from the opulence to putting on your life jacket. I could almost feel that water, so cold with ice chunks, and then the will to survive.
I'll be look for future reads by Louella Bryant!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Black Rose Writing, and was not required to give a positive review.

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If you are interested in the Titanic I would suggest this book. It gives a deeper inside to workers on the ship. I really enjoyed this one. It was a very interesting read.

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I received an electronic ARC from Black Rose Writing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I enjoyed this novel that is based on a true story of the Titanic. I appreciated that we got to know the people that were on the ship, not just as passengers, but as individuals with families, hopes, and dreams. The reader meets Florence and John Bradley Cumings, who become first class passengers on the ship, and Andrew Cunningham, who later works as a steward on the ship. I felt like I truly knew these people, like I could have guessed what they would and would not have done.

Make sure to read the afterword, and the note from the author at the end. I look forward to reading more from Louella Bryant.

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