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[Read by Connor Kelly-Eiding and Alana Kerr]Inspired by true events, this is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic -- a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants. -- Ireland, 1912. Seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy sets sail on RMS Titanic hoping to find a better life in America, though her heart remains in Ireland with the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror of that terrible night again. -- Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler doesn't know what comes next.
About the Author
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail and Irish Times bestselling historical novelist. Her debut novel, THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME, was awarded the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year, and her novels have since been shortlisted for the 2016 and 2020 Irish Book Awards, the 2019 HWA Gold Crown Award, the 2020 RNA Historical Novel of the Year and the 2021 Grand Prix du Roman Historique. Her latest novel, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG & BRAVE/THE BIRD IN THE BAMBOO CAGE was a national bestseller in the USA. Hazel's co-written novels with Heather Webb have all been published to critical acclaim, winning and being shortlisted for several international awards. Hazel was selected as a 2015 WHSmith Fresh Talent pick, and by Library Journal as one of Ten Big Breakout Authors. She is published in twenty-five territories and her books have been translated into eighteen languages. Originally from Yorkshire, England, she now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children and is represented by Michelle Brower of Trellis Literary Management, USA.For more information, visit www.hazelgaynor.com @HazelGaynor
