On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell

Once I picked up the story I became totally engaged and just didn't want to put it down until the very end, definitely recommend checking this one out.

When the actual events of that fateful night are brought into the story they were done quite well following what we've learned was going on that night and giving these characters their own personal narrative.

The three had landed in the same lifeboat despite their vastly different backgrounds and it's hinted at what transpired that night but also shows what they did with their lives afterwards. The third section then takes a closer look at the night of the sinking that had been previously eluded to with then part four wrapping the story all up.ĭespite Charlotte, Esme and Anna's differences I still easily connected to each as their stories were being told and felt that I was transported back to the early 1900's quite easily. Then we land in the second part which follows the ladies in their lives twenty years after they survived the sinking. All three are from different backgrounds and economical statuses bringing a glimpse at the diversity of the passengers. The first section of the story introduces Charlotte, Esme and Anna in their own chapters that tell their stories of what events in their lives led them to eventually boarding the ship. The book is a completely fictional tale of three women who boarded the ill fated ship. Being a fan of fiction set around real life events I knew as soon as I saw this book that I needed to read it, especially being addicted to books centering around the Titanic. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell is a historical fiction novel based around the sinking of the Titanic.