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A fascinating story about a family that struggled to find their way in this world. A decision was made that was supposed to solve their difficulties but only seemed to make it worse.


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Survivors A TrueLife Titanic Story Elisabeth Navratil Elisabeth Bouillon 9780613995856 Books Reviews

The problem with Titanic books is that the market has been flooded with them before and after the anniversary, so that it's really hard to stick out from all the others. There are some people who have an added advantage, like Elisabeth Navratil, the granddaughter of Michel Navratil and daughter of his son, Michel Jnr.

For the people who don't know this story, a man who's wife had cheated on him essentially kidnapped their two children, Edmond and Michel, and ended up on the Titanic. Through a mishap, his wife does not find out where he's gone until after the accident.

This book pretty much covers the children's life on board, but as both were very young, the author has obviously had to take some allowances with the storyline and characters, as she states herself in the postscript, they had only a small recollection of the actual events that took place. I did find some sections of the book strange though - some stuff came up in conversation that the children wouldn't have been able to understand, or would have even been involved in, and this is where I found the book slipped for me. I think from a different perspective, it could have worked more as a fictional account based on truth, but because the author has a link to the events, she's tried to throw in too much information. I definitely think it would have worked better from an author who wasn't directly linked to the events.

However, the telling of the story was very good. She described the ship and the boys experiences as best she could, and that part of the book really shone through. I enjoyed the postscript at the end, which gave more information about at least Michel, but I would have enjoyed hearing more detail about his later life, rather than what was briefly mentioned.

It's certainly not the best book about the Titanic you can get out there, although I appreciate the author has done her research, but I do think it would have been better coming from an unbiased point of view. A quick and easy read, but certainly doesn't stand out in the overpopulated market of Titanic books.
A fascinating story about a family that struggled to find their way in this world. A decision was made that was supposed to solve their difficulties but only seemed to make it worse.