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As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic approaches in April 2012, the haunting story of the doomed liner has lost none of its allure. A host of commemorative events are planned for the centenary, and with many Titanic books set to hit the market, the question arises as to how this one will stand out from the others. Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage is a fresh take on this everpopular subject through the prism of the lives of the Titanic's first class passengers - woven into a gripping account of the ship's short life. The ship has often been called a microcosm of the Edwardian era - this has never been more true than it is presented in this book. In other accounts of the Titanic the ship is the protagonist and those on board merely bit part players. Here, its leading characters are moved into the foreground and their stories intertwined with the powerful narrative arc of the doomed voyage. The book probes into the lives of those on board in a way that no other account has done. Here we find some of Britain's and America's leading society figures engaged in illicit homosexual relationships, flaunting extra-marital affairs and openly risking scandal in the ballrooms of the world's most famous ship, oblivious of the disaster that lay in the seas ahead.
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Hugh Brewster has had twenty-five years of experience with the story of the Titanic and has edited, compiled or written fifteen books about the great liner.
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"[A]n impressive amount of information, often directly pulling from firsthand accounts. The author vividly renders the collision, the sinking, the chilling wail of unseen swimmers calling from the cold water and the shipwreck's aftermath....a welcome, interesting addition to "Titanic"-related literature." -"Kirkus Reviews ""Full of delicious details, from champagne flutes to the careless luxe of furs and satin, this is a spell-binding story, fresh, original and totally absorbing." --Marian Fowler, author of "In a Gilded Cage" "Focuses on an area of the disaster that has long been overlooked --that of the prominent people who were involved....a compelling account of who they were and how this select group of names came together in one enormous tragedy." -Don Lynch, author of "Titanic: An Illustrated History" and "Ghosts of the Abyss" "A fascinating and engaging account of the Titanic disaster....a definite "must-read" for the centenary of the Titanic disa
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- PublisherRobson Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1849541795
- ISBN 13 9781849541794
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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