Leah Fleming Knihy

May Smithová má se svým manželem a malou Ellen namířeno do Ameriky, "zemi příležitostí". Jejich sny se ale rozplynou v okamžiku, kdy nepotopitelný Titanic narazí na ledovec. V poslední chvíli se rozhodnou z potápějící se lodi vyskočit. May ve vodě ztratí Joea i Ellen. Nakonec ji celou promrzlou vytáhnou do záchranného člunu. Za chvíli k nim doplave muž podobný kapitánu lodi a předá May dítě zabalené do dek. Ta je celá zmatená a ve tmě na dítě pořádně nevidí, ale věří, že je to Ellen. Toho všeho je svědkem Celesta Parkesová, která se vrací z Anglie, kam se vrátila kvůli pohřbu své matky, zpět do Ameriky ke svému bohatému, ale tyranskému manželovi. Obě ženy tato tragédie silně zasáhne. May si začíná uvědomovat, že svého milovaného manžela již nikdy nespatří a Celesta si naopak přeje zbavit se toho svého. S rozbřeskem konečně dorazí loď Carpathia, aby zachránila přeživší. Zde si k sobě ženy najdou cestu a vznikne celoživotní přátelství, které nemůže ohrozit ani jejich rozdílné společenské postavení. Na May ale čeká ještě jedno velké překvapení. V mžiku potom učiní rozhodnutí, které má změnit životy mnoha lidí. zdroj: www.knihcentrum.cz

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