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Tess, a young seamstress with dreams of fashion success, secures the prestigious role of personal maid for renowned designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon on the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Their fateful journey turns into a desperate fight for survival when the ship sinks. As one of the few who reach a lifeboat, Tess faces a moral dilemma: the rumors spread after the disaster claim that Lady Duff Gordon saved herself at others’ expense. With her future as a dressmaker hanging in the balance, Tess must choose between loyalty to the woman who offered her a chance and confronting the truth about her mentor’s actions.
First publish date: 1960
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Kate Alcott
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