Gilding the lily
By: by Rita Bradshaw
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780750531870
Subjects: Fiction; Shipwreck victims; Large type books; Family sagas; Social life and customs; Victimes de naufrage; Romans, nouvelles; Livres en gros caractères; Large print books; Manners and customs; Titanic (Steamship)
Description: "Lily and Sarah Brown's childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn't trust Ralph - a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph's younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness. Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever."--Publisher description.