This book is about a young woman named Elinor Coombes who marries the son of a wealthy English family. Her husband swept her off her feet from the start. Elinor soon comes to find out that her husband only married her because of her father’s wealth. Elinor is faced with the reality that lkfe isn’t really as it seems. It was decided that after her son, Teddy, was born he would br raised by a nanny. Elinor was only allowed to see him for an alloted time each day. Elinor decides to board the Titaniic as a gift from her father. She brings along several people with her. As the ship sinks; Elinor dreams of a fresh start with her son, Teddy. The rest of the story covers her life after the Titanic. I thought this book was well written and kept me interested. I would recommend this book to others. Thanks Net Galley for the advanced copy of this book. My review will also be published on Goodreads.

I loved The Lost Passenger! This historical fiction book was similar to the Titanic movie, but without the love story. It was actually better than the movie because it gave all the details before and after the voyage. It was also a quick easy read. I also liked the strong female character Elinor/Molly. I highly recommend this book! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read it!

Thank you to Random House Publishing Books - Ballantine and NetGalley for the ARC of The Lost Passenger in exchange for an honest review.

To begin, the story and those stories affiliated with the Titanic have always interested me, so when I was asked to read and review The Lost Passenger, there wasn’t one part of me that could say no, and I’m so incredibly glad I accepted. The Lost Passenger is so well written, researched and detailed that the entire time I felt as if I was walking alongside Elinor in her journey that begins as a prisoner bride of a horrid English aristocrat family, through her perils that took place on the Titanic, and as she begins to build her new life in America under a new name and alias.

Let me tell you, my full force of feminine rage was on display as I read of Elinor’s transactional marriage to Frederick in hopes of saving his family’s estate and then the subsequent treatment of Elinor after the birth of her son and heir, Teddy. If it hadn’t been previously obvious to myself before this point, I now know for certain that I would NOT do well in British aristocracy circa 1900s.

Something that will always stick with me from this book was reading Elinor’s account of the Titanic’s final moments and how she watched as it slipped into blackness and the screams that rang out as she held her baby in the life boat. I read these chapters as I rocked my own daughter to bed in the comfort and warmth of our own home and my heart was absolutely broken wide open as I was reminded of those who had lost their lives so tragically while being so hopeful for the new lives and opportunities that awaited them in America. The tears that came forth were raw and powerful and I have not been moved by such words in some time.

While Elinor’s story is filled with trials, despair and tragedy, they are also filled with innovation, love, and resiliency. They lend credence to the belief that you are responsible for creating your own destiny and no one can take that away from you. You are capable of your own success and you have everything to prove to yourself in the process. This may not be a live story, many may not even consider this a happy story on many fronts, but this was an story for the ages that needed to be told and I loved every broken piece of it. Frances Quinn, thank you so much for giving us this work of art that we didn’t know we needed.

I’ve always been intrigued by the Titanic but this book combines English aristocracy and American dreams with it to make a great storyline!
Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

What would you do…the Titanic era edition.

Suppose you were married for your money and your husband’s family kept you from being the mother you wanted to be.

Suppose you were on the Titanic and presumed dead.

Would you take the chance at charting a new course for your life-even if it involved lying?

Get comfortable because you won’t be able to put down this book until you find out how Elinor Coombes answers this question.

I’ve been obsessed with the Titanic since I was a kid, so as soon as I saw a book about it, I was hooked. I’m not really one for historical fiction, but I quite enjoyed this book anyway. I thought the characters were developed well, and the facts of the sinking itself were correct, so I was happy to see that. It was a good story, and I would definitely read more from this author in the future. I also thought the ending was very satisfying and good.

Elinor Coombs is the daughter of a very successful business man. One night while at a ball she meets and falls in love with the son of an aristocrat. He soon asks her to marry him and she agrees, believing he loves her. She soon finds out that he has married her not for love but for her father’s money which he needs to hold on to his ancestral estate. Elinor is miserable living with her in-laws on the estate and they find every reason to belittle her. Even worse, when she gives birth to her son Teddy, she is not allowed to care for him - a nanny is hired - and she is only allowed to see him 20 minutes each day and learns that at age 7 he will be sent to boarding school to toughen him up.
When her father sends tickets for her, her husband, and Teddy to sail with him on the virgin voyage of the Titanic she jumps at the opportunity to get away from her husband’s family at least for 15 days.
When the Titanic sinks she and Teddy are the only survivors in her family and she sees an opportunity to disappear and make a better life for her and Teddy. Taking on the identity of a young working woman who did not survive, she starts a new life and although it is hard she is happy until someone in her husband’s past recognizes her. Elinor knows that, if her in-laws find out, they will take Teddy away from her so she devises a plan to make sure that doesn’t happen. An amazing story of love and perseverance in the bustling City of New York and what it means to start over again.

Elinor is a young woman with stars in her eyes when a future Lord comes to court her. Little does she know that he is only interested in her father's money; as the only child of "The Cotton King", she is worth something to Frederick's family, who have a lot of expenses but aren't so good with money.

Elinor's life becomes a nightmare as she is criticized for her accent, her clothes, and worst of all when she has a son she is only able to see him 20 minutes a day. Her mother-in-law runs the household and what she says goes, Elinor is lonely and miserable. When her father books passage for all of them on a ship to New York for a trip, Elinor sees it as her chance to spend precious time with her son. Unfortunately, the ship is the Titanic.

Elinor and her son Teddy are the sole survivors of their group and Elinor chooses to take another woman's identity in New York. She is a very strong and intelligent woman who has not only survivor guilt but guilt about deceiving others about her identity. It is a very strong statement about what we do to protect the ones we love and what ultimately makes a family.

I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

4.25 stars. I really enjoyed this one -- it captivated me from the very beginning. The premise was very clever and I loved the different settings -- England, the Titantic and New York. I was so invested in Elinor's story and her determination to create the live she wanted for herself and her son.

I did enjoy the first half more than the second and wish there would have been more time dedicated to the Titantic portion of the story. Overall, a great read that I will be recommending. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Although this wasn't the Titanic story that I was hoping for, I did like the main character and the ending. I would recommend it for my high school students looking for a historical fiction set during this time even though there is mild sex scene between a married couple at the beginning of the story. I would have liked more of the story about the actual ship and more about her relationship with her son once they were in America. I liked the main character, but I felt too much of the story was focused just on her.

I thought this was an excellent book, and look forward to others by this author. The plot follows Elinor Combes, a young British woman, raised by her successful businessman father, to a life of wealth and privilege.. Elinor marries into the British aristocracy, naively believing it was for love, only to discover on her wedding day that she’d been had. She makes the best of her situation,, trying to deal with her snooty in-laws and stifling social class life, while occasionally rebelling. Her life becomes unbearable once she has a child, with the strictures of the harsh British childrearing customs making her crazy. When she is presented with an opportunity to drastically change her life, she takes it. I loved the parts of this story that occurred after Elinor took control of her life, especially the atmospheric details of New York City in the early 1900s. The characters all felt realistic to me and the dialog helped the narrative flow nicely. I was provided with this ARC in exchange for an honest review and thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read this manuscript.

This book, set in the time frame around the Titanic disaster was fantastic! Historical fiction, but the main character has modern thoughts and spunk. Set in a time when women were only to host parties and do what their fathers and husbands tell them, Elinor is smart and driven. She is a success in her father's textile company but then is married off to ensure her future after her father is gone. Married to an aristocrat is a shock, where she is expected to conform for the good of the lineage and future generations. As a treat, she is on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, and after the boat sinks she escapes under a alternate identity, puts her nose to the grindstone in the hopes of a better and freer life for her and her son.

This book was so exciting, the imagery was excellent. I could see and feel the fabrics, and the scenes of the Titanic sinking had me gripping the book tighter and tighter, on the edge of my seat. I could hear the bustling streets of New York and feel the steam from the washtubs. I loved Elinor's spunk and the snark and spirit of the women and family around her. It was historical fiction, but fast paced and exciting. I did not want to put it down! I hope there is a spin off of Kitty and her own success story.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and Ballantine books for the advanced copy of this fantastic read. I will be telling everyone to get their hands on a copy when it comes out!

This is a good historical ‘what if” story, told of a woman who escapes her awful life with a rich family and a despicable husband, when she survives the sinking of the Titanic.
The story is told well and is pretty believable.

This is absolutely the best book I have read in a long time. From page one it captured my interest and held it to the very end. I loved it and read it in one day. It does not get any better than this. The story is woven around the Titanic which we all know about but it focuses on one couple and asks the question what would you do? It tells the story of the sinking but from a very different point of view and I found myself fully engrossed in the story. This is a story that you will be thinking about for a very long time. I highly recommend it to historical fiction lovers, romance and readers all across the board.

I wish to thank Net Galley and Random House Publishing Group Ballantine Books for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed this advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

"The Lost Passenger" quickly captured my attention with its connection to the Titanic and its depiction of old-time New York. While the story isn't primarily focused on the tragic voyage, it beautifully highlights a mother's love and the sacrifices she makes to protect her child.

A heartfelt thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A fictionalized account of life on the Titanic. This book is well written and described in perfect detail, almost imagine you are there.

I enjoyed this story. It covers such a unique time in history and one important event. The way it's conveyed is beautifully told. It allows you to see the before and after of such a life altering event and what one will do to change one's life. It also really shows how a mother will go through massive changes for her child. I found the book fascinating.
4.5 stars

An excellent, historical read - set in England and New York and on board the Titanic.

Elinor is from a wealthy family that isn't high class. However, she marries into the ton when Frederick, future Lord of Winterton Hall cons her into marriage after she believes he's truely in love with her, but he's just after her money to fund his estate and needs an heir. After they're married, all this becomes clear to Elinor and she's devastated and afraid for her future, and the future of their son, Teddy. Her father buys them all passage on the Titanic and the night it sinks, she makes a fateful decision not to go back to her past life. She appropriates her maid's identity, and arrives in New York as Molly Mortimer. She has a lot to learn about living in poverity class and takes it all on bravely. But, she's living in fear of being discovered and returned to England.

It's an interesting, fast moving story that kept me intrigued in the storyline and the characters.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

I enjoyed this historical fiction based on the sinking of the Titanic. The twists to the historic events in which a woman chooses to reinvent herself are ingenious. I did wish there was a bit more to the ending, as I felt it seemed a bit rushed compared to the rest of the book. Overall, a great read .
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The Lost Passenger has everything needed for an absolute hit -- The Titanic, English manor to the lower East Side -- and Frances Quinn writes the story to perfection. I couldn't put this book down and wish it was twice as long. Maybe she'll write a sequel. This story is highly recommended for just about any reader, especially those interested in historical fiction.