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1912: In the chaos of that terrible night, her secret went down with the Titanic. But secrets have a way of floating to the surface…
The Lost Passenger
What you need to know before your trail
Trapped in an unhappy aristocratic marriage, Elinor Coombes sees only lonely days ahead of her. So a present from her father – tickets for the maiden voyage of a huge, luxurious new ship called the Titanic – offers a welcome escape from the cold, controlling atmosphere of her husband’s ancestral home, and some precious time with her little son, Teddy.
When the ship goes down, Elinor realises the disaster has given her a chance to take Teddy and start a new life – but only if they can disappear completely, listed as among the dead. Penniless and using another woman’s name, she has to learn to survive in a world that couldn’t be more different from her own, and keep their secret safe
Locations
Reset- England - Hampshire - Southampton
- A: Southampton port
- B: Titanic Memorial
- C: Titanic Engineers' Memorial
- America/ USA - New York state - New York City
- D: Grand St
- E: Church Street market
- F: Madison Avenue
- G: Orchard St
- H: 6th Avenue
- I: Titanic Memorial Park
Travel Guide
Titanic
This is not the story of the Titanic but of a woman who set sail with the ship and who saw a chance to start a new life.
The journey from Southampton to New York is captured as is the rescue by the Carpathia. When life in New York starts, the city comes alive and you see life there at the time with the Titanic news story buzzing around the city long after it happened. This makes the location and time come alive.
New York is a fascinating city and there are lots of streets and locations that come into play. Of course, the Titanic memorial is one of them.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Lost Passenger
Destination/location: Southampton, New York City Author/guide: Frances Quinn Departure Time: 1912
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