Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic

by Louella Bryant

Overview

"Sheltering Angel tells the true story of several lesser-known individuals whose lives were impacted by the Titanic disaster. The stories of Cumings, Cunningham, Siebert and the others are engrossing, and Bryant's passion for the source material shines through on every page." -Tad Fitch, author of Recreating Titanic & Her Sisters: A Visual History

From a working-class family, Scotsman Andrew Cunningham stewards for wealthy travelers aboard elegant cruise ships of the early 20th century, but he resents those who flaunt their inherited wealth.

New Yorkers Florence and Bradley Cumings, first-class passengers traveling aboard Titanic, are the exception, and the three discover an ancestral connection.

As the ship sinks on the fateful morning of April 15, 1912, Florence watches in horror from her lifeboat. In the darkness of night, she searches the water for her husband and recognizes the man swimming through the frigid water toward her is Andrew.

Based on a true story, Sheltering Angel is a must-read!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781685132408
Publisher:	Black Rose Writing
Publication date:	07/27/2023
Pages:	394
Sales rank:	26,663
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Louella Bryant holds the MFA in Writing from Vermont College and Master's degree from George Washington University. After publishing two young adult historical novels, Bryant taught for a dozen years in the graduate writing program at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Her other books are While In Darkness there Is Light, a Vietnam-era biography, Cowboy Code, a WWII novel set in Southwest Virginia, Hot Springs and Moonshine Liquor, a memoir, and the historical novel Beside the Long River. She also has published a collection of short stories and numerous essays, poems and articles appearing in anthologies and literary magazines. Visit her website at http: //louellabryant.com.

Editorial Reviews

"I read this in one sitting. It was hard reading it because even though I knew what the outcome would be it still made me cry especially towards the end." -Lori Parrish, NetGalley Reviewer

"Bryant's passionate storytelling will captivate readers and bring a fresh perspective on a maritime tragedy that still reverberates in the twenty-first century." -Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill, author of Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle

"Sheltering Angel tells the true story of several lesser-known individuals whose lives were impacted by the Titanic disaster. The stories of Cumings, Cunningham, Siebert and the others are engrossing, and Bryant's passion for the source material shines through on every page." -Tad Fitch, author of Recreating Titanic & Her Sisters: A Visual History

"It's a beautifully-told and poignant backstory to a piece of history we all know. Bryant is a master at finding such great true stories and bringing them to life." -Sylvester Monroe, co-author with Peter Goldman, of Brothers: Black and Poor-A True Story of Courage and Survival

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