The Ocean Liner

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As war engulfs Europe, 1,500 passengers risk everything to find a brighter future.Cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern board the luxury liner the SS Manhattan bound for New York, desperate to escape the concentration camps that claimed the rest of their family America offers a safe haven, but to reach it they must survive a hazardous Atlantic crossing.Among their fellow passengers fleeing the war, each with their own conflicts, secrets and surprises, are the composer Igor Stravinsky, making a new start after a decade of tragedy, and Rose Kennedy, determined to keep her four children from harm Particularly worrying to Rose is her daughter Rosemary, a vivacious but troubled woman whose love for a Californian musician may derail her family s political ambitions And then there s young Thomas, a Nazi with a secret But, under the waves, the Manhattan is being stalked by a German U boat Will any of those aboard the ocean liner ever achieve their dream of a new life in America New Read Books The Ocean Liner By Marius Gabriel – kino-fada.fr I loved the setting of this novel The luxury ocean liner, the USS Manhattan was headed to New York and was packed with 1,500 passengers, including some famous ones Rose Kennedy and her daughter.It is 1939 and cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern were among the passengers who were desperate to escape the concentration camps that their families were forced into to Thomas is a young Nazi boy who is also traveling with them and his secrets will be revealed along the way.While I enjoyed this stor I loved the setting of this novel The luxury ocean liner, the USS Manhattan was headed to New York and was packed with 1,500 passengers, including some famous ones Rose Kennedy and her daughter.It is 1939 and cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern were among the passengers who were desperate to escape the concentration camps that their families were forced into to Thomas is a young Nazi boy ...It s not long ago that I read THE DESIGNER by Marius Gabriel, a book that I came to enjoy quite a lot So, when I saw this book for the first time, I was intrigued, especially since there was no attached blurb at the moment All I knew is that I wanted to rea...I have always had a soft spot for novels set on ships, so this had obvious appeal for me It is 1939 and Europe is in flux, with everyone trying to flee in different directions Over 1500 passengers are aboard the liner, Manhattan, with the overcrowded ship heading for America Those on board include Jewish cousins, Rachel and Masha, who are hoping to find safety, a young Nazi with a secret and some real characters, including Arturo Toscanini, Igor Stravinsky and Mrs Joseph Kennedy and three I have always had a soft spot for novels set on ships, so this had obvious appeal for me It is 1939 and Europe is in flux, with everyone trying to flee in different directions Over 1500 passengers are aboard the liner, Manhattan, with the overcrowded ship heading for America Those on board include Jewish cousins, Rachel and Masha, who are hoping to find safety, a young Nazi with a secret and some real characters, including Arturo Toscanini, Igor Stravinsky and Mrs Joseph Kennedy and three of her children Rosemary, Patricia and six year old, Teddy.Although just getting on board the ship was a challenge for many of the characters, there aredangers ahead Ships have been torpedoed and these include passenger ships shadowing the liner is a U boat, U 113, led by Kapitan leutnant J...I received this from netgalley.com in exchange for a review Cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern and many others, some well known, board the luxury liner the SS Manhattan bound for New York America offe...It took me quite a lot of time to get through this book It was slow When I saw the book offered on NetGalley, it appealed to me with the cover and the title And it started out perfectly I loved the activity on the liner and the characters there But it failed once they arrived in New York The story unraveled for me from that time until close to the end Great premise, though.Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this boo It took me quite a lot of time to get through this book It was slow When I saw the book offered on NetGalley, it appealed to me with the cover and the title And it started out perfectly I loved the activity on the liner and the characters there But it failed once they arrive...What a disappointment Is this his first book Historical information inaccurate and not vetted by the publisher For example, Queen Elizabeth was NOT vaulted into becoming Queen when her Uncle abdicated No one could have had lunch with the Queen in 1936.Her Father was...Added 6 7 18 Published March 20th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing The title sounded interesting I m currently reading Gabriel s _The Designer_.This week, June 7, 2018, I started reading this book.I paid 5.99 tofor the e book and 1.99 to Audible for the Audible version.So I m reading the book in 4 ways 1 Reading on my Fire Tablet2 Reading on my Kindle for PC 3 Reading on my Kindle Cloud Reader and4 Listening on my Fire Tablet.Like _The Designer_, the book seems very drawn out, wi Added 6 7 18 Published March 20th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing The title sounded interesting I m currently reading Gabriel s _The Designer_.This week, June 7, 2018, I started reading this book.I paid 5.99 tofor the e book and 1.99 to Audible for the Audible version.So I m reading the book in 4 ways 1 Reading on my Fire Tablet2 R...This historical novel is a real 2.5 3 stars in terms of literary quality but still manages to be quite compulsively readable and interesting Especially as you get towards the end even though it drags for a bit, when you get to the half way point the liner has not left Cobh I think this would be a great holiday read.It is the tale of varying characters, many famous and wonderful, on an American liner leaving Europe in 1940 and there is all the accompanying tensions of the time world War This historical novel is a real 2.5 3 stars in terms of literary quality but still manages to be quite compulsively readable and interesting Especially as you get towards the end even though it drags for a bit, when you get to the half way point the liner has not left Cobh I think this would be a great holiday read.It is the tale of varying characters, many famous and wonderful, on an American liner leaving Europe in 1940 and there is all the accompanying tensions of the time world War 2, refugees, fleeing Europe and the threat of being sunk by a submarine I was, astonished at the end that the famous characters on the Manhattan really did cross the Atlantic on the same ship Stravinsky s story was my favourite but the story of Rosemary Kennedy was strikingly sad and intriguing I was attracted to this book after seeing a review here and also after seeing the Ocean Liners exhibition at the VA museum in London So many details from the ...Many lives intertwine when very different people board the SS Manhattan to escape war torn Europe for a better life One of my favorite historical fiction settings, I was really excited to delve into this novel However, I felt the story fell short in many areas.Over 1500 passengers are aboard the liner, Manhattan, with the overcrowded ship heading for America Those on board include Jewish cousins, Rachel and Masha, who are hoping to find safety, a young Nazi with a secret and some real cha Many lives intertwine when very different people board the SS Manhattan to escape war torn Europe for a better life One of my favorite historical fiction settings, I was really excited to delve into this novel However, I felt the story fell short in many areas.Over 1500 passengers are aboard the liner, Manhattan, with the overcrowded ship heading for America Those on board include Jewish cousins, Rachel and Masha, who are hoping to find safety, a young Nazi with a secret and some real characters, including Arturo Toscanini, Igor Stravinsky and Mrs Joseph Kennedy and three of her children Rosemary, Patricia and six year old, Teddy.I enjoyed the factual information out forth in this story It was told well and with great passion I also loved the storyline of the two cousins traveling to America to escape capture Their journey was really emotional and I felt a strong connection to their outcome What I didn t enjoy was how long it took the story to get going I had to k...DNFI am always in awe of writers who take a little snippet of fact and have the imagination to weave a whole convincing story around it The author of The Ocean Liner brings a cast of real and fictional characters together on a cruise ship bound for the United States from Europe right before WWII One of the passengers is a young Rosemary Kennedy While living in England where her father served as Ambassador, she fell in love with a man named Cubby Hubbard He truly loved Rosemary in return, and DNFI am always in awe of writers who take a little snippet of fact and have the imagination to weave a whole convincing story around it The author of The Ocean Liner brings a cast of real and fictional characters together on a cruise ship bound for the United States from Europe right before WWII One of the passengers is a young Rosemary Kennedy While living in England where her father served as Ambassador, she fell in love with a man named Cubby Hubbard He truly loved Rosemary in return, and planned to marry her, saving her from the sad life she lived with the demanding Kennedy family As history shows, this was not Rosemary s fate I thou...A voyage to a new life in AMERICAAs WW2 breaks out in Europe, the SS Manhattan is preparing to set sail for New York Chock full of passengers who are trying to escape the mayhem that is rapidly unfolding The ship leaves Bremen, and picks up passengers in Le Havre and Southampton before heading to Cobh in Ireland and out into the Atlantic Many are Jews fleeing in front of the Nazis, many others simply fear for their lives if the stay in Europe And they are a pretty disparate collection The A voyage to a new life in AMERICAAs WW2 breaks out in Europe, the SS Manhattan is preparing to set sail for New York Chock full of passengers who are trying to escape the mayhem that is rapidly unfolding The ship leaves Bremen, and picks up passengers in Le Havre and Southampton before heading to Cobh in Ireland and out into the Atlantic Many are Jews fleeing in front of the Nazis, many others simply fear for their lives if the stay in Europe And they are a pretty disparate collection The lead protagonists are cousins, Masha and Rachel Morgenstern, leaving everything behind them to start a new life Masha has abandoned her...So this story resurrected the part of me that grew up with ensemble cast disaster movies like Airport Remember Dean Martin as the pilot , Hotel The Poseidon Adventure Cue Helen Reddy singing, There s got to me a a morning after I enjoyed the poignant stories and glimpses into the characters lives Thank you to Kindle Unlimited for allowing me to enjoy this story I both listened read because it was available in both formats I did fast forward through some slight So this story resurrected the part of me that grew up with ensemble cast disaster movies like Airport Remember Dean Martin as the pilot , Hotel The Poseidon Adventure Cue Helen Reddy singing, There s got to me a a morning after I enjoyed the poignant stories and glimpses into the characters lives Thank you to Kindle Unlimited for allowing me to enjoy this story I both listened read because it was available in both formats I did fast forward through some slightly gratuitous descriptions of men characters remembrances of their passionate liasions This female reader did not enjoy them.QuotesHe cupped the jewels in his palm, admiring their colour These look valuable My father was a jewellerThey re rare They are all we have left And this kid whom you met on board ship is worth it to youI have learned the value of a human life When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by ...This is the fourth novel I ve read by Marius Gabriel and I have enjoyed all of them In this story, he takes us on a journey across the ocean on the luxury liner, the SS Manhattan, on its way to America with an interesting cast of characters who are both real and imagined We meet cousins Masha and Rachel, escaping Nazi Germany, hoping for a better life There is also a famous conductor, a renowned composer, Rose Kennedy and her children, including young Ted, and an aging film star, plus so many This is the fourth novel I ve read by Marius Gabriel and I have enjoyed all of them In this story, he takes us on a journey across the ocean on the luxury liner, the SS Manhattan, on its way to America with an interesting cast of characters who are both real and imagined We meet cousins Masha and Rachel, escaping Nazi Germany, hoping for a better life There is also a famous conductor, a renowned composer, Rose Kennedy and her children, including young ...This book has been on my wishlist for Audible for quite some time I went back and forth because of the reviews I lost interest a few chapters in but I have to say that the book got SO much better at about 30% It was a full circle book for me and I really, truly enjoyed it The narrator was also amazing usually I have issues when a single narrator has to narrate so many voices, accents etc..but this woman was just simply amazing in each accent and none made me cringe bc usually I cringe This book has been on my wishlist for Audible for quite some time I went back and forth because of the reviews I lost interest a few chapters in but I have to say that the book got SO much better at about 30% It was a full circle book for me and I really, truly enjoyed it The narrator was also amazing usually I have issues when a single narrator has to narrate so many voices, ac...

The Ocean Liner
  • 09 May 2018
  • Audio CD
  • 1543660061
  • Marius Gabriel
  • The Ocean Liner