{"product_id":"daughter-of-the-titanic","title":"Daughter Of The Titanic","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.csE0EDC5B{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;SEGOE UI SYMBOL;} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eShe was never meant to be a symbol, but the world made her oneIn 1912, fourteen-year-old Helen ‘Melville’ Smith loses her father, Captain Edward J. Smith of the Titanic. In the decades that follow, she becomes the reluctant keeper of a story the world insists on telling for her: unlucky, cursed, tragic.Sixty years later, Oxford academic Catherine Haynes discovers a mislabelled portrait and a trail of forgotten papers that lead her to the woman behind the myth.In a series of interviews, Mel recounts the truth behind the headlines – the quiet rebellions, the dangerous loves, the secrets she burned, and the one fragment of her past she refuses to let go…Inspired by a true story, this is a moving reimagining of loss, legacy and the fragile truth between memory and myth…–-'Revealing, powerful and moving … I felt truly enlightened and blessed to have read this novel.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'I am in bits! So poignant, beautiful, sad, hopeful, inspiring…' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A fascinating tale' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A really moving book. One that lingered in my heart' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A 5* read on every level … Linger[s] long after the last page' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Completely captivating … will hold your heart for a long time to come.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'You'll find yourself falling headfirst into Mel's world with her. 5 stars- no notes.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A very emotional read' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A story filled with perseverance, sorrow … beautifully written' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csE0EDC5B\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Fresh, evocative … historical fiction at its absolute best’ Gill Paul‘Vibrant … unapologetic raw honesty … elegant’ Historical Novel Society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackall News \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67890178359454,"sku":"9780008784539","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/7853\/8142\/files\/9780008784539_1.jpg?v=1793410068","url":"https:\/\/www.blackallnewsandgifts.com.au\/products\/daughter-of-the-titanic","provider":"Blackall News \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}