In 1912 aboard the RMS Titanic, Nabiha “Bea” Nohra is traveling to America to find work, eager to earn the funds necessary to afford passage for the family she left in Lebanon. On the same ship, heiress Marguerite Ashby sails home to celebrate her engagement to a dull British lord, a marriage that will secure her new-money family’s place in old New York society. But when the Titanic sinks, the two women’s paths are fused together when Bea saves Marguerite’s life and they are unexpectedly charged with the smallest survivor—a baby boy.
No one claims the infant, so the women form a committee to aid survivors and locate the baby’s next of kin. Bea works as the child’s nanny, desperate to bring her family to America before the difficulties in Lebanon overwhelm them. Meanwhile Marguerite hopes the committee’s charitable efforts will win society’s respect and render an advantageous marriage unnecessary, sparing her from marrying a man she does not love—unless her parents force her to fulfill the obligation no matter what society says. And when finding the child’s relatives proves to be no simple task, the women are soon enmeshed in deception and uncertainty as they seek to determine where the baby truly belongs.
The committee might grant the acceptance Marguerite craves, connect Bea with the stability she needs, and lead them to the baby’s relatives. But a committee helmed by an American heiress and a Lebanese nanny is hardly customary. Surviving a shipwreck is only the start. As Marguerite’s wedding looms nearer and Bea faces the increasing hardships of adjusting to her new country, they must fight for survival once more. This time, to survive New York society.
About The Author
Gabriella Saab is an acclaimed author of historical fiction. Her first two novels, The Last Checkmate and Daughters of Victory, have been published in multiple languages and various countries. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor of business administration in marketing and lives in her hometown in Alabama.
My Review
This was such a good read, from being on the mighty Titanic to NY society.
We are there for the sinking, and the survival of some of the few survivors. We are on the RMS Carpathia as they come for those survivors, and we are there for the arrival in the NY Harbor.
This story follow a noveau rich young women survivor, and her families fixation on her marrying the Earl she is engaged to. We also have a young women who originates from Lebanon with desires to bring her extended family to America.
Bea, the girl from Lebanon saves the lives of Marquerite and baby Remy, and we follow their lives, and then the founding of The Survivors Guild! We also are looking for the babies family, and it turns into a rather dangerous cituation.
This is a beautifully written story that kept me page turning for answers!
We are offered some sweet romance, snubbing by the elite, a look into Little Syria, and some really strong women characters.
I'll be look at future reads by Ms Saab!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harper Muse, and was not required to give a positive review.
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