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The Captain's Daughter Paperback – 1 September 2012

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Two remarkable women, one fateful night aboard the Titanic, and a lifetime of secrets—an unforgettable tale spanning three generations and three countries, rich in detail, and marrying fiction with little-known fact.

The secrets in a woman’s heart are deeper than the ocean…

For May Smith, traveling with her husband and baby girl Ellen, stepping foot on the Titanic marks the start of an incredible journey, one which is destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States.

But when the unsinkable Titanic hits an iceberg one cold dark night, May’s dreams are instantly shattered. Jumping from the sinking ship at the last minute, May loses sight of her family. Distraught, she is pulled into a lifeboat. Minutes later, the captain swims to the lifeboat and hands May a baby swaddled in blankets.

Beside herself, and in virtual darkness, May believes the baby to be Ellen. This rescue is witnessed by fellow survivor, Celeste Parkes, married to an American industrialist who is on her way back to Ohio after her mother’s funeral.

In horror, they both watch the death throes of the mighty ship; May traumatized, knowing her husband has drowned, Celeste wishing her bully of a husband had been on board and out of her life.

As the dawn comes up, and the two women are rescued, a friendship is formed, one which is destined to transcend the Atlantic and social differences between them and last a lifetime. Then May makes a shocking discovery and a split-second decision will change the lives of so many…

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster UK (1 September 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 576 pages
ISBN-10 : 0857203444
ISBN-13 : 978-0857203441
Dimensions : 13 x 0.16 x 19.8 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 39,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 2,740 in Family Saga Fiction (Books)
- 3,857 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
- 9,940 in Historical Fiction (Books)

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‘A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller’ -- Lancashire Evening Post on The Last Pearl

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Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire and is married with three sons and a daughter. She writes from an old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales and an olive grove in Crete.

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Jenna Collins

FANTASTIC

Reviewed in Australia on 17 August 2014

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I really loved this book. It. truly portrays two young women associated with the 'Titanic' and I recommend it for ages 11+.

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What a great story kept me interested to the very end well worth a read.

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Carol S.

The Captain s Daughter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2018

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I started this after a Xmas break from reading novels and was hooked from the start . It s a long story but all the characters were so real and one s heart went out to poor Angelo . Also knowing the turmoil and fear of fleeing a controlling partner although years ago had my heart racing . I try to avoid this period in history when choosing a book but am glad I was drawn by the mystery of this title and will look at the authors other novels now.

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This is a brilliant book, however I have only given 4 stars ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2016

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This is a brilliant book, however I have only given 4 stars as during the middle it did seem to drag! However that said wanted to keep reading to find out about celesta, may and Ella. It's a very thought out book, ok we all know that the titanic sank ( no spoilers there ) but this was within the first few chapters and the first and seconds world wars ( again no spoiler there ).
The flow of the story was keep alive with the letters going back and forth, and you got to know the characters and their friendships. As I said the middle bit, is long winded and you do feel yourself skipping lines however don't give up, I felt I needed to know what happened with celesta, May,Angelo and Ella. This truly is a wonderful book of friendship, family, and growing older.

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Avril Cooke

Titanic Mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2020

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The story had me gripped from the beginning to the end. The characters were most believable and could of been on the Titanic. Involving both wars gave an insight to lots of historical facts of those eras. Captain Smith l felt sorry for as a lot of the blame was thrown, his way at the time , since then other facts have been discovered which has helped us form a better understanding of the tragedy. A very good read

R. Lawler

Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2018

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This is an incredibly clever, deep story which really gets ones imagination going. Thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend highly. I would have liked another couple of hundred pages! I do wish there had been more storyline about the early years and that the truth had been divulged sooner to enjoy Angelo’s new found joy. Lovely book - you’re in for a treat.

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Beryl Camp

Captins daughter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2020

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this book is one of the best I have ever read it was wonderfull the storiy was brilliant what made it so for me is the fact we live just outside Lichfield and my husband whent to school there , but apart from that the story was wonderfull i will be looking for more books from the same aurther.

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