Also, Miles hates that his wife is outspoken and in favor of the burgeoning suffragette movement, so he takes to drugging her to shut her up. Instead, the family maid takes the girl and gives her to a kind but poor couple who cannot have children of their own. No reason is given at all for this (though the impression I got was that we were supposed to default to the cliché of Real Men Want Sons or something). Apparently, Philip Miles, the father of Lucy and Isabella, wanted to get rid of Isabella when she was born. The story was full of clichés - the Abandoned Child, the Evil British Guy (there was no mustache twirling, but you can still almost see it), Secret Siblings, the works. Sadly, this story does not join the ranks of those other books. I saw that it was for a younger audience, but I didn't let that stop me - I'd read several other books for children on the subject and they had turned out to be wonderful. I stumbled across this book when searching through my library's catalog for anything Titanic-related that I hadn't already read. Like so many other people, I am a total nerd for any story related to the heartbreaking loss of the Titanic and the people who died when the ship went down. Sarah Jane has done a wonderful job of bringing to life the stories of the Titanic in a way that is not only entertaining but also informative without being pedantic.Ī rare gem in that your child and you could both read and love this book! Highly recommend for the 11-14 set as well as adults! My heart was literally beating so fast in the final chapters. It's got just the right amount of mystery, cliff-hangers, love (both romantic and familial), and a perfect dastardly villain. I real page-turner! I loved the young women at the center of the book and how their lives intertwine together.

What an enjoyable read from start to finish. It's almost like you could hear them! In all, it was a great book!'

I especially loved the characters and their personalities.

I found that the authors did a good job in giving a suspenseful ending to each chapter. I also realized how much of a different experience people from different classes, when on the same ship. I got to learn more than I already knew about the Titanic. 'Enjoyable read! I liked how the authors wrote from each character's perspectives and gave them all very interesting, but a little bit sad, lives. Since my god-daughter is the target audience, I'll start with her review: Love love love this book! I actually have two reviews to post here, one from me (a 44-year-old lover of books) and one from my god-daughter (an 11-year-old lover of books)!

All Of Our Stories by Beth Maiden