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I hadn't ever given much thought to the passengers and crew of the Carpathia, the ship that heard Titanic's distress calls, and at much risk to themselves rushed to help. This book is historical fiction, but a lot of work went into the storyline and it contains real people know to surround the story and events, including mistaken identities when there were multiple passengers with the same names, and burials at sea for those rescued but that...

A harrowing story but useful to consider in difficult times—these poor people had such a hard time.

(Image: batik by Jessica Land)

Overall, I'd say this was a Pick. The pace was good for a historical novel, and I enjoyed reading about the Battle of Copenhagen given that I visited the city this past summer. The only downside to this book: few female characters, and what ones exist are not well rounded. (I don't expect many given the setting, but it would be nice for the ones there ARE to be interesting.)

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Friends' second liver transplant took this time
2. Amaryllis flowers full bloom
3. Got my goodreads challenge for last year
4. Had a quiet new years
5. My fising hut tent came. Now for the ice to form on the lake

As I clean the guest room so it is suitable for guests I had to take a small bookcase out (never fun) I still am obsessed with these little Booksellers stickers they used to put inside the books. How can there be so many books in a small bookcase ? 5 boxes ? Really?

In 1982, despite an absence of boating experience, Jonathan Raban decided to sail around England. Here he presents his travels on sea and stops on land in a snapshot from a different era. He also does a little random noodling. I enjoyed it.

An exciting story of salvage on the high seas.

#SummerSouls #Boat in 1906 Jack London commissioned the building of a sailing vessel with a small engine intending to do a 7 yr. around the world voyage w/ wife Charmain & a small crew. this is an illustrated edition of their adventures. Left San Francisco, went to Hawaii, Marquesas Islands, Tahiti,Bora Bora, Fiji,Samoa , Solomon Islands and others.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. I sold 10 resin bookmarks to one lady who wanted to give them to her book club.
2. I went fishing, and of course, my husband caught most of the big fish. 23 in pickerel for one.
3. Lily of the valley is blooming
4. My pansies
5 My lilac tree finally had 2 blossoms.

Whew. Fascinating, grim (how would it not be), but a solid read. I‘m about halfway through, and have also been enjoying the historical context the author provides — social and political status of all the people on board, how unbearably crowded it was, the influence of the Thirty Years War on the soldiers on board, etc.