The second Mrs. Astor /
Abé, Shana,
The second Mrs. Astor / Shana Abé. - Kensington Publishing Corp. . 2021 - 323 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes a reading group guide.
After losing her husband on the RMS Titanic, Madeleine Astor, who is constantly surrounded by scandal, finds her status elevated to that of a virtuous, tragic heroine and must decide whether to accept the role assigned to her or carve out her own extraordinary path. Madeleine Talmage Force attracts the attention of John Jacob "Jack""Astor. Despite their twenty-nine-year age difference, and the scandal of Jack's recent divorce, Madeleine falls headlong into love--and becomes the press's favorite target. On their extended honeymoon in Egypt, Madeleine feels truly alive for the first time, and is happily pregnant. Returning home in the spring of 1912, aboard the swift, state-of-the-art RMS Titanic, they are separated--Jack helps her into a lifeboat and promises to see her soon. Four months later the widowed Madeleine gives birth to their son. Her most important decision still lies ahead: whether to accept the role assigned to her, or carve out her own remarkable path. -- adapted from jacket.
9781496732040 1496732049
2021427040
GBC1E4829 bnb
020311857 Uk
Fiermonte, Madeleine Force Astor Dick, 1893-1940 --Fiction.
Astor, John Jacob, 1864-1912 --Fiction.
Titanic (Steamship)--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
PS3551.B329 / S43 2021
813/.6
The second Mrs. Astor / Shana Abé. - Kensington Publishing Corp. . 2021 - 323 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes a reading group guide.
After losing her husband on the RMS Titanic, Madeleine Astor, who is constantly surrounded by scandal, finds her status elevated to that of a virtuous, tragic heroine and must decide whether to accept the role assigned to her or carve out her own extraordinary path. Madeleine Talmage Force attracts the attention of John Jacob "Jack""Astor. Despite their twenty-nine-year age difference, and the scandal of Jack's recent divorce, Madeleine falls headlong into love--and becomes the press's favorite target. On their extended honeymoon in Egypt, Madeleine feels truly alive for the first time, and is happily pregnant. Returning home in the spring of 1912, aboard the swift, state-of-the-art RMS Titanic, they are separated--Jack helps her into a lifeboat and promises to see her soon. Four months later the widowed Madeleine gives birth to their son. Her most important decision still lies ahead: whether to accept the role assigned to her, or carve out her own remarkable path. -- adapted from jacket.
9781496732040 1496732049
2021427040
GBC1E4829 bnb
020311857 Uk
Fiermonte, Madeleine Force Astor Dick, 1893-1940 --Fiction.
Astor, John Jacob, 1864-1912 --Fiction.
Titanic (Steamship)--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
PS3551.B329 / S43 2021
813/.6