The Titanic was only the beginning. What she survived has become
legend. Violet Jessop is Miss Unsinkable. Violet is a stewardess
and wartime nurse who not only survives a shipwreck but also two
sinkings, one on the infamous Titanic. No one can understand why
she would return to sea, but Violet is simply trying to survive.
Her childhood was fraught with illness and death in her family. Her
distraught mother is too ill to work, that responsibility falling
to Violet as the oldest of nine. When the world enters the Great
War, she becomes aboard as a nurse, helping men who could very well
be her brothers. But disaster strikes again, this time as the
Britannic strikes a mine. Miraculously, Violet survives, but her
obligation to her mother and siblings still remains, leaving Violet
to wonder if she'll ever be able to put her tumultuous life at sea
behind her and pursue a life and love all her own. Daphne has
survived calamity of her own. Daphne Chaundanson grows up as an
unwanted child after her mother died in a tragedy. She throws
herself into education, collecting languages like candy in a
desperate attempt to finally earn her father’s approval. When the
Special Operations Executive invites her to be an agent in France
in World War II, her childhood of anonymity and her love of
languages make her the perfect fit. She sees it as an opportunity
to help the country she loves and live up to her father's
expectations. But unthinkable moments of challenge and resilience
change Daphne in ways she could never expect, including an
eye-opening encounter where she must come to terms with the secrets
in her own past. Two unsinkable women. Two stories of survival,
family, and finding one’s own happiness. One connection that
reshapes both their lives forever.
General
Imprint: |
Harper Muse
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Jenni L Walsh
|
Dimensions: |
213 x 139mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4002-3394-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4002-3394-1 |
Barcode: |
9781400233946 |
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