Daughter of the Titanic - Caroline Cauchi

Inspired by a true story, this is a moving reimagining of loss, legacy and the fragile truth between memory and myth…She 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…–-Readers are LOVING Daughter of the Titanic:'Revealing, powerful and moving … I felt truly enlightened and blessed to have read this novel.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I am in bits! So poignant, beautiful, sad, hopeful, inspiring…' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fascinating tale' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A really moving book. One that lingered in my heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A 5* read on every level … Linger[s] long after the last page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Completely captivating … will hold your h
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