Member Review

Oh, this one is good! If you have any romanticism about The Titanic and the lives of the Astors and other elite families of that era, here is a description that will captivate you: "this riveting novel takes you inside the scandalous courtship and catastrophic honeymoon aboard the Titanic of the most famous couple of their time—John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force." I love it that the author built do well on the structure of fact from that time, world-crafting and layering such fabulous characters and their inner workings. She brings us aboard so that we are fully present on the fated ship, we're right there at those well-appointed tables, we're holding our breath during tense plot turns. It's marvelous. Get your golden helping of Titanic excess, rub elbows with the luminaries and make this a top choice for your cozy fall reading. It's so perfect for bookclub and for book exchanges with other historical fiction buffs.