Bath, 1912.
Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington's,
Bath's finest department store. An escape from her traumatic past, it saved her
life. So when Miss Pennington sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and
study the department stores of New York, she couldn't be more excited –or
determined!
Frustrated with his life at home,Samuel Murphy longs for a few weeks
of freedom and adventure. Meeting Amelia on board theTitanic, Samuel can't help
wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. But he already has
too many responsibilities for love.
Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington
co-workers at a distance. Making sure her little brother is safe has always
been her priority. But when that means accepting Victoria Lark's offer of
sanctuary, more than one of Ruby's secrets is under threat of being
revealed...
A riveting and uplifting saga, perfect for fans of Elaine Everest
and Fiona Ford
My Thoughts
The latest in the Pennington's series
continues to bring you historical accuracy, period details, some astute
social commentary, some familiar characters and not one but two
romances. It is what you could call, good value as a read! The pre-war
period is described through the daily life in the Department Store as it
continues to change with the times. It is an ingenious idea to weave
storylines based in Bath with the famous and ill-fated maiden voyage of
the Titanic.The class system in place on the ship is fascinating.
Women's lives and the power they often do not feel they have over their
own destiny are explored through Ruby and Amelia's stories.
Both Ruby and Amelia are determined
and ambitious young women with some harsh parts of their home lives
which they want to break free from. There are aspects of their lives
which they have to come to terms with. The contrast between the
established English life in Bath and the new, up and coming pioneers of
the United States is a clever one. There is plenty to enjoy in the
fourth in the series and it benefits from part of the story being away
from Bath. Not all the characters are likeable but they all have a part
to play in the story and you learn a lot about Ruby, Amelia and Samuel's
characters by how they react towards them.
In short: Edwardian society at all levels meets at Pennington's.
About the Author
Rachel Brimble lives in Wiltshire with her husband of twenty
years, two teenage daughters and her beloved chocolate Labrador, Tyler.
Multi-published in the US, she is thrilled to have a new beginning writing for
Aria in the UK. When Rachel isn’t writing, she enjoys reading across the
genres, knitting and walking the English countryside with her family...often
stopping off at a country pub for lunch and a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
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