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An immersive historical drama about a young mother who starts a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths on the Titanic—the U.S. debut of acclaimed British novelist Frances Quinn.
Sometimes it takes a disaster to change your life.
Marrying above your social class can come with unexpected consequences, as Elinor Coombes discovers when she is swept into a fairy-tale marriage with the son of English aristocrats. But she realizes too late that it was the appeal of her father's hard-earned wealth rather than her own pretty face that attracted her new husband and his family. Ground down by rigid social rules that include her being allowed to see her nanny-raised infant son for only moments each day, Elinor faces a lonely future. But a present from her father—tickets for the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, a luxurious new ocean liner—offers a welcome escape from the cold, controlling atmosphere of her husband's ancestral home, and some precious time with her little son, Teddy.
After the ship goes down, Elinor grasps at the chance to take Teddy and start a new life in America: They can disappear completely if they are listed among the dead. After stealing another woman's identity, a now penniless Elinor must put that terrible night behind her and learn to survive in a brash new world that couldn't be more different from her own. And when a face from the past appears, she must risk everything to keep her secret—and her son.
An absorbing historical drama set between the hidebound traditions of the English aristocracy and the opportunities of a bustling young city, The Lost Passenger is a gripping and dramatic story about grabbing your chances with both hands, and being brave enough to find out who you really are.
What are your reading this week? (12-12-2024)
I just finished THE LOST PASSENGER by Frances Quinn - historical fiction - I really enjoyed it!! It is out February 25, 2025. I am also highly recommending THE FRENCH WINEMAKER'S DAUGHTER by Loretta El...
-Elizabeth
"Readers will be captivated by Elinor's resilience and heart, which emerge like a lighthouse in her darkest, stormiest moments. A must-read for fans of female centric historical fiction." —Booklist
"[The Lost Passenger] skillfully contrasts the claustrophobic world of Britain's upper classes with the bustle of New York City in the early twentieth century. Despite its crowds, hubbub and packed tenements, the city proves a place where secrets and lies all too easily come bubbling to the surface as Elinor tries to build her new existence." —The Washington Post
"Stories of loss and survival on the Titanic never cease to fascinate us, and France Quinn's The Lost Passenger is no exception. This deftly plotted novel goes far beyond a suspenseful page-turner. It's also a heartfelt immigrant's story, as well as a story of motherhood, reinvention, and a testament to the human spirit. I couldn't put it down." —Renee Rosen, author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer
" A compelling examination of the cost of dreams, delusions of the heart, and the unbreakable bond of mother and child." —Shana Abé, author of An American Beauty and The Second Mrs. Astor
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Frances Quinn grew up in London and studied English at King's College, Cambridge. She became a journalist, writing for magazines including Prima, Good Housekeeping, She, Woman's Weekly, and Ideal Home, and later branched out into copywriting. Upon winning a place on the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course, she started work on her first novel, The Smallest Man. Her second novel is That Bonesetter Woman and The Lost Passenger is her third. She lives in Brighton, England, with her husband and three Tonkinese cats.
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