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Women & Children First
by
Gill Paul (Goodreads Author)
She was the most magnificent ship ever built, yet on the eve of 14th April the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, leaving the lucky ones floating in wooden rowing boats, and the rest struggling for their lives in the icy water.
The sinking of the Titanic not only steals lives but blows apart the futures of those who survive: Reg, a handsome young steward who works in the f...more
The sinking of the Titanic not only steals lives but blows apart the futures of those who survive: Reg, a handsome young steward who works in the f...more
Paperback, 480 pages
Published
March 29th 2012
by harpercollins
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This book had a few ups and downs for me. First of, I love reading about Titanic. I love watching movies and shows about it too, and on the back of Women and Children First it says A richly evocative and unforgettable novel, sure to enthral fans of Downton Abbey and James Cameron's epic film Titanic.
Well, this book fails to deliver on the above. While undoubtedly well-researched and thought out, I never really felt emotionally connected to any of the characters. Sure, I sympathised with their pl...more
Well, this book fails to deliver on the above. While undoubtedly well-researched and thought out, I never really felt emotionally connected to any of the characters. Sure, I sympathised with their pl...more
INFORMATION ON THE BOOK DIRECT FROM HARPERCOLLINS
An extraordinary saga about life before and after the sinking of the most famous ship of all time. Women and Children First will be published to coincide with centenary of the sinking of the Titanic and Julian Fellowes' mini series of 2012.
The Titanic was the most magnificent ship ever built, offering every possible luxury to her passengers - yet on the night on the 14th of April 1912, she sank in the North Atlantic, leaving the lucky ones floatin...more
An extraordinary saga about life before and after the sinking of the most famous ship of all time. Women and Children First will be published to coincide with centenary of the sinking of the Titanic and Julian Fellowes' mini series of 2012.
The Titanic was the most magnificent ship ever built, offering every possible luxury to her passengers - yet on the night on the 14th of April 1912, she sank in the North Atlantic, leaving the lucky ones floatin...more
I really enjoyed this book; not only because I have a large interest in the Titanic but because it was so beautifully written with a good level of character development, I found myself caring for the characters and becoming anxious about their fates, but this is all down to how lovely the writing was.
The story follows the lives of four characters aboard the Titanic and how their lives are affected after this. I can understand that some people would be put off by the idea of constant switches be...more
I thought there couldn't be a new angle on the Titanic story, but I was mistaken. Here, Gill Paul takes a select group of characters and explores how they deal with surviving the disaster. It makes for much more interesting reading than I initially thought it would. How do you live with the memories of struggling for your life and watching others die?
This is largely an ensemble piece, but there is one character who gets more ink than the others, Reg. I think that this is appropriate given that...more
This is largely an ensemble piece, but there is one character who gets more ink than the others, Reg. I think that this is appropriate given that...more
Women & Children First is a touching tale, about what it must have been like to survive the sinking of the Titanic.
Reg Parton is a good looking young steward, who works in the first class dining room. Reg dreams of one day running his own small restaurant.
Lady Juliette Mason-Parker is an English lady who is pregnant and unmarried. She is travelling to conceal her pregnancy in fear of been ostracised from society.
Annie McGeown is a mother of four, travelling with her children to join her hus...more
Reg Parton is a good looking young steward, who works in the first class dining room. Reg dreams of one day running his own small restaurant.
Lady Juliette Mason-Parker is an English lady who is pregnant and unmarried. She is travelling to conceal her pregnancy in fear of been ostracised from society.
Annie McGeown is a mother of four, travelling with her children to join her hus...more
Women & Children First is set on the Titanic and tells the story of Reg, Juliette and Annie.
Reg Parsons is a 21 year old first class steward. He has worked on many ships but he is hoping one day he will save enough money to set up a business of his own and afford some of the luxuries he sees around him on a daily basis in first class.
Juliette Mason-Parker is a first class passenger who is travelling with her mother, Lady Mason-Parker. Her mother is desperate to find Juliette a rich husband o...more
Reg Parsons is a 21 year old first class steward. He has worked on many ships but he is hoping one day he will save enough money to set up a business of his own and afford some of the luxuries he sees around him on a daily basis in first class.
Juliette Mason-Parker is a first class passenger who is travelling with her mother, Lady Mason-Parker. Her mother is desperate to find Juliette a rich husband o...more
A very well researched book on a subject that I find fascinating.
Sadly I didn't feel any kind of a connection with any of the characters. So much so, that if they had all perished, I wouldn't have cared less.
How the characters coped with their lives following the disaster was very interesting. Obviously suffering from PTSD, it's sad how they were expected to just "get on" with their day to day lives as that was the done thing in those days.
Sadly I didn't feel any kind of a connection with any of the characters. So much so, that if they had all perished, I wouldn't have cared less.
How the characters coped with their lives following the disaster was very interesting. Obviously suffering from PTSD, it's sad how they were expected to just "get on" with their day to day lives as that was the done thing in those days.
I have to admit I probably wouldn't have read this, except Tescos were doing an offer on three books, and I picked three at random, but.... I loved it! The part about the sinking was so really written I actually cried, and the characters were likable and the very different ways they coped with their feelings at having survived was very believable. I consider this one a lucky find!
This book dragged me along the titanic, experiencing it along with the passengers on the ship over a hundred years ago. It was moving, touching, made me shiver, and made me reconsider ever going on a cruise. The characters all experience life after titanic in a different way, and it was very entertaining and interesting to read how so. I really pitied for Reg and Annie.
Wonderful book!
Wonderful book!
An easy read, but found the characters a bit...flat? I really didn't care much about any of them and was more likely to mutter things like 'Idiot!' instead of 'Oh no!' when bad things happen in the book. It was interesting, though, to see the class structure and attitude in action.
This book wasn't what I was expecting. Because of the tragic subject that this book is based on I thought I would have been a lot more emotionally involved with the characters and there collective and individual experiences. Still an enjoyable read though.
A great book that I didn't want to put down. I love the way the characters are portrayed and how you really feel for them and their lives after the sinking. I don't normally enjoy 'historical' books but their is something about the Titanic story that compels and interests me.
Well written and enjoyable read. No surprises in the story...the boat sinks!...but this is about the lives of some of those that survived. Recommended.
Titanic has really been done but this was well written and very humanly weaved story which pull you along at a rate of knots, Glad I read it.
May 08, 2012
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Fantastic couldnt put it down.
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Really enjoyable read, interesting twist following the characters after the Titanic sank.
Book of ups and downs. I like reading books about the Titanic, and this book was "ok", can't really put my finger on it what was the "down" part. It felt a bit disjointed with the jumping between different character's stories.
Badly written and didn't feel like it was set in 1912 but it was a more interesting adaptation of the titanic tragedy as over half the book was set after the event showing what happened next in different characters' lives.
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Gill Paul writes historical fiction, including Women and Children First (set on the Titanic) and The Affair (set in 1960s Rome during the making of the Burton-Taylor Cleopatra film).
She also writes a historical 'love stories' series, including Titanic Love Stories (about the 13 honeymoon couples on the ship) and Civil War Love Stories (based on couples who wrote to each other during the war). The...more
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She also writes a historical 'love stories' series, including Titanic Love Stories (about the 13 honeymoon couples on the ship) and Civil War Love Stories (based on couples who wrote to each other during the war). The...more
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