HOW THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL BETWEEN THE WARS
TRANSFORMED WOMEN'S LIVES ACROSS ALL CLASSES - A VIVID CROSS
SECTION OF LIFE ON-BOARD THE ICONIC OCEAN LINERS FROM BELOW DECKS
TO THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE. 'In this riveting slice of social history,
Sian Evans does a brilliant job of describing the unexpected
textures of life at sea...By deep diving into the archives, Sian
Evans has discovered a watery in-between world where the usual
rules didn't quite apply and a spirited woman could get further
than she ever would on dry land. - Mail on Sunday Migrants and
millionairesses, refugees and aristocrats all looking for a way to
improve their lives. After WW1 a world of opportunity was opening
up for women ... Before convenient air travel, transatlantic travel
was the province of the great ocean liners and never more so than
in the glory days of the interwar years. It was an extraordinary
undertaking made by many women. Some traveled for leisure, some for
work; others to find a new life, marriage, to reinvent themselves
or find new opportunities. Their stories have remained largely
untold - until now. Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of
these women, and their lives on board magnificent ocean liners as
they sailed between the old and the new worlds. The ocean liner was
a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from the
luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous, to
the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. These
iconic liners were filled with women of all ages, classes and
backgrounds: celebrities and refugees, migrants and
millionairesses, aristocrats and crew members. Full of incredible
gossip, stories and intrigue, Maiden Voyages has a diverse cast of
inspiring women - from A-listers like Josephine Baker, a dancer
from St Louis who found fame in Paris, Marlene Dietrich and Wallis
Simpson, Violet 'the unsinkable' Jessop, a crew member who survived
the sinking of the Titanic, and entrepreneur Sibyl Colefax, a
pioneering interior designer. Whichever direction they were
travelling, whatever hopes they entertained, they were all under
the spell of life at sea, a spell which would only break when they
went ashore. Maiden Voyages is a compelling and highly entertaining
account of life on board: part dream factory, part place of work,
independence and escape - always moving.
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