The Titanic Sisters, Patricia Falvey
The Titanic Sisters, Patricia Falvey
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The Titanic Sisters
A Novel

Author: Patricia Falvey

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

Delia Sweeney has always been unlike her older sister—fair and delicate compared to tall, statuesque Nora, whose hair is as dark as Donegal turf. In other ways too, the sisters are leagues apart. Nora is her mother's darling, favored at every turn, and expected to marry into wealth. Delia, constantly slighted, finds a measure of happiness helping her da on the farm. The rest of the time, she reads about far-off places that seem sure to remain a fantasy. Until the day a letter arrives from America . . .

A distant relative has provided the means for Delia and Nora to go to New York. Delia will be a lowly maid in a modest household, while Nora will be governess for a well-to-do family. In Queenstown, Cork, they board the Titanic, and any hope Delia carried that she and her sister might become closer during the trip soon vanishes. For there are far greater perils to contend with as the ship makes its way across the Atlantic . . .

In the wake of that fateful journey, Delia makes an impulsive choice—and takes Nora's place as governess. Her decision sparks an adventure that leads her from Fifth Avenue to Dallas, Texas. Delia grows close to her vulnerable young charge, and to the girl's father. But her deception will have repercussions impossible to foresee, even as it brings happiness within reach for the first time . . .

About Patricia Falvey

Patricia Falvey is the bestselling author of The Yellow House, The Linen Queen, The Girls of Ennismore, and The Titanic Sisters. Born in Northern Ireland, she immigrated alone to the United States at the age of twenty. She now lives in Dallas, Texas, and is a member of The Writers' Garret, The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture, and The Irish American Society Book Club of Dallas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maja

SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT WHAT I EXPECTED I was expecting a gripping tale of two sisters onboard the Titanic. There were two sisters on the Titanic allright. But they're only there for a millisecond. And this was not my idea of a gripping tale. So this was definitely not what I expected. 👎 What I......more

Goodreads review by Miriam

Set between Donegal-Ireland and America, “The Titanic Sisters” by author Patricia Falvey, is a tale of two sisters, who given the opportunity of a lifetime to live and work in America, set sail on the infamous Titanic to start their new life. Since we all know what happens with the Titanic, tragedy......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

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Goodreads review by Karren

Donegal, Ireland 1911. When a letter unexpectedly arrives from America, sisters Delia and Nora Sweeney are curious and of course their ma wouldn’t open it and they had to wait for their da to come home! It’s from Aidan O’Hanlon a distant relative in New York his wife Mary has passed away and his youn......more