Daughter of the Titanic

Om boken

She was never meant to be a symbol, but the world made her one

In 1912, fourteen-year-old Helen 'Melville' Smith loses her father, Captain Edward J. Smith of the Titanic. In the decades that follow, she becomes the reluctant keeper of a story the world insists on telling for her: unlucky, cursed, tragic.

Sixty years later, Oxford academic Catherine Haynes discovers a mislabelled portrait and a trail of forgotten papers that lead her to the woman behind the myth.

In a series of interviews, Mel recounts the truth behind the headlines - the quiet rebellions, the dangerous loves, the secrets she burned, and the one fragment of her past she refuses to let go...

Daughter of the Titanic is the story of a woman the world tried to define - and the extraordinary life she built beyond the wreckage.

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'Revealing, powerful and moving ... I felt truly enlightened and blessed to have read this novel.'

'I am in bits! So poignant, beautiful, sad, hopeful, inspiring...'

'A fascinating tale'

'A really moving book. One that lingered in my heart'

'A 5* read on every level ... Linger[s] long after the last page'

'Completely captivating ... will hold your heart for a long time to come.'

'You'll find yourself falling headfirst into Mel's world with her. 5 stars- no notes.'

'A very emotional read'

'A story filled with perseverance, sorrow ... beautifully written'

'Fresh, evocative ... historical fiction at its absolute best' Gill Paul