I'm not a history buff but I do enjoy reading books set in any time period. Kate Alcott writes about the Titanic and the fateful days leading up to and after it's demise.
The story is based on the written testimonies that occurred after the sinking of the Titanic. She states in the back of her book: "The basic bones of the story are true...All else is fiction, with the exception of a puzzle at the heart of this tragedy for which there is no single answer: why did only one lifeboat make an attempt to save those dying in the water? It is on that question that my story is build."
The story revolves around Tess, a young woman who became a maid to Lady Duff Gordon just before boarding the Titanic. As it centers on her and her thoughts and struggles and not on the politics around her I found this book quite intriguing. Of course the trial and her employer affect her and her life but it wasn't as tedious as I though it was going to be. Kate Alcott does an awesome job at drawing you into the story and make you want to keep flip pages.
I love how she filled in the human side of the transcriptions and made the people real. Full gambit of emotions on each character - you love them, you hate them, you love to hate them, you ache for them and you cry for them.
I would definitely recommend this book
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