Elinor thinks she has married for love, but her husband has married for money. And then, as passengers on the Titanic, Elinor and her family experience the unthinkable. Elinor and her son survive the shipwreck, but her husband does not. Elinor doesn't want to return to England, so she takes the opportunity and pretends to be someone else to start a new life in America.
You may think that I've just given away everything that happens in Frances Quinn's The Lost Passenger, which I received a free copy of to review, but I haven't. Elinor's life in America is only the beginning, and her life before the Titanic provides the background for Elinor's brave decision.
Of course, the story is predictable, but it's also an interesting look at history: how people lived in New York tenements, how people made a living back then, what it was like for women. Even with all the money in the world, Elinor still had no control over her own life.
Those readers who enjoy historical fiction will like reading about Elinor's life in England and New York. Book clubs will want to discuss the juxtaposition between her two worlds and talk about what they would have done in her position.
The Lost Passenger is published by Ballantine Books and will be available to purchase on February 25, 2025. I received a free e-ARC.
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