The sinking of the Titanic is arguably the biggest and saddest event of 1912 considering the number of people whose lives were lost and the universal shock of the end to the 'unsinkable'.
Yet, 1912 also saw several other momentous events:
Captain Robert Scott and his team reached the South Pole on 17th January - when a planned meeting with a dog team failed, Scott and his team died on the return trip.
Woodrow Wilson defeated former president Theodore Roosevelt to become America's 28th president.
In April, Harriet Quimby became the first female aviator to fly across the English Channel, then in July , Harriet was piloting a brand new two-seater Bleriot monoplane when it hit trouble and ejected both her and her flying companion, William A P Willard from the plane before crashing to the ground. Both Harriet and Willard were killed.
Year after year, celebrations and tragedies occur and I believe as a writer of historical fiction, it is part of my job to inform as well as entertain. Researching people's stories is my joy and including them in my books even more so. I doubt very much I will ever run out of inspiration...
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Bath, 1912.
Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington's, Bath's finest
department store. An escape from her traumatic past, it saved her life. So when
Miss Pennington sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and
study the department stores of New York, she couldn't be more excited – or
determined!
Frustrated with his life at
home, Samuel Murphy longs for a few weeks of freedom and
adventure. Meeting Amelia on board the Titanic, Samuel can't help
wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. But he already has
too many responsibilities for love.
Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington co-workers at a
distance. Making sure her little brother is safe has always been her priority.
But when that means accepting Victoria Lark's offer of sanctuary, more than one
of Ruby's secrets is under threat of being revealed...
A riveting and uplifting saga, perfect for fans of Elaine
Everest and Fiona Ford.
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