{"product_id":"the-captains-daughter","title":"Leah Fleming: The Captain's Daughter [2012] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE LAST PEARL\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eDANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a beautiful novel about family secrets, betrayals and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe secrets in a woman's heart are deeper than the ocean...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For \u003cb\u003eMay Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, travelling with her husband and baby girl \u003cb\u003eEllen\u003c\/b\u003e, stepping foot on the Titanic marks the start of an incredible journey, one which is destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when the 'unsinkable' Titanic hits an iceberg one cold dark night, May's dreams are instantly shattered. Jumping from the sinking ship at the last minute, May loses sight of Joe and Ellen. Distraught, she is pulled into a lifeboat. Minutes later, the real-life Captain Smith swims to the lifeboat and hands May a baby swaddled in blankets.\u003cbr\u003e This rescue is witnessed by fellow survivor, \u003cb\u003eCeleste Parkes\u003c\/b\u003e, married to an American industrialist who is on her way back to Ohio after her mother's funeral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In horror, they both watch the death throes of the mighty ship; May traumatised, knowing her husband has drowned, Celeste wishing her bully of a husband had been on board and out of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the dawn comes up, and the two women are rescued by the Carpathia, a friendship is formed, one which is destined to transcend the Atlantic and social differences between them and last a lifetime. Then May makes a shocking discovery and a split-second decision which will change the lives of many.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Leah Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I enjoyed it enormously.It's a moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' \u003cb\u003eRACHEL HORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A born storyteller' \u003cb\u003eKATE ATKINSON\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Fleming, Leah","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47837915480403,"sku":"XG80857203441","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fleming-leah-the-captain-s-daughter-xg80857203441-54999142007123.jpg?v=1726332966","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-captains-daughter","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}