Book Report

Remember back at school when you had to write book reports?  Well I thought that I would write one each time I finish a book, letting you know if I think it is a worthy read or not.  So here goes ...

 The Captain's Daughter

 Leah Fleming

The Setting: 

This story begins aboard the Titanic, which was interesting as the 100 year anniversary of the sinking is in a couple of weeks.  It then jumps back and forth between New York and Lichfield and a side step to Tuscany.

The Characters: 

Celeste Parks, mother to Roddy, first-class passenger wanting to escape her troubled marriage.
May Smith, wife of Joe and mother of baby Ellen, steerage passenger headed to the USA to start a new life.

The Story:  

As the ship goes down, May loses all that is dear to her.  Celeste takes her under her wing and when on the lifeboat, May is handed who she thinks is her rescued baby.  The two women are taken aboard the Carpathia and a friendship is formed that will last a lifetime.  Then May makes a shocking discovery and a split second decision which changes the lives of many.

My Thoughts:

This was an ok read.  Nothing spectacular.  I spent the whole book trying to work out how the title related to the story ... never did work it out!  I wouldn't tell you to rush out and buy it, probably give it a 6/10