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A brilliant night of stars and ice

Connolly, Rebecca (author.).

Summary: "Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia--the only ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, the passenger steamship Carpathia receives a distress signal from the largest passenger liner ever built, RMS Titanic, which is on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Captain Arthur Rostron is awakened to an enormous maritime emergency with little information to guide his actions in answering the call for help. Is the dire threat to the unsinkable Titanic accurate? His ship is more than four hours away; will Carpathia hold together if pushed to never-before-tested speeds? What if his ship also strikes an iceberg? How many of Titanic's 2,200 passengers will the Carpathia be able to accommodate? And with the freezing temperatures, will there be any survivors by the time the Carpathia arrives? Kate Connolly is excited to join her sister in America and proud to be traveling on the grand Titanic, which was built in her Irish homeland. As a passenger in third-class accommodations, she is among the last to receive instruction and help after Titanic hits an iceberg. Among the chaos of abandoning ship, the chances of her securing a spot in a lifeboat appear grim. With the help of several men, also from Ireland, Kate finally reaches the upper decks and feels lucky to board Lifeboat 13, although no one knows if or when a rescue ship will come. She fears the icy water and wonders if they'll all freeze to death. After seeing their magnificent ship submerge into the abyss, and hearing the cries of hundreds of fellow passengers drowning, it is almost too much to bear and Kate fleetingly thinks succumbing to her ordeal is the easiest escape. Told in alternating chapters from the perspective of Captain Rostron on the Carpathia and Kate Connolly on the Titanic, this historical novel is a compelling, heart-pounding account of two eyewitnesses to an epic disaster. Rostron's heroic and compassionate leadership, his methodical preparations for rescue, and his grit and determination to act honorably and selflessly to save lives and care for the survivors, sets the course for this awe-inspiring story"--

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  • ISBN: 1629729922
  • ISBN: 9781629729923
  • Physical Description: 310 pages : map, illustrations ; 24 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Salt Lake City : Shadow Mountain Publishing, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310).
Subject: Rostron, Arthur 1869-1940 Fiction
Connolly, Kate 1888-1948 Fiction
Titanic (Steamship) Fiction
Ship captains Fiction
Young women Fiction
Immigrants United States Fiction
Irish United States Fiction
Shipwrecks North Atlantic Ocean Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 16 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 1 current hold with 16 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library FICTION CONNOLL (Text) 50686016161080 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION CONNOLL (Text) 50686016163524 Adult Fiction Checked Out 05/08/2024
Coplay Public Library FIC CON (Text) 31961000270294 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library CON (Text) 33249025329024 Fiction Checked Out 04/19/2024
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Connolly (Text) 39427103650057 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library FIC CONNOLLY (Text) 39636100442637 Adult Fiction Available -
Meyersdale Public Library FIC CONNOLLY (Text) 30512005393457 MEYM Fiction Available -
Milton Public Library A CON (Text) 33226001098880 MLTM Adult Fiction Available -
Muhlenberg Community Library CON (Text) 33249024184222 Fiction Checked Out 04/13/2024
North Wales Area Library F Connolly (Text) 35410000811604 NWAL Fiction Available -

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