The Glass Ocean

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From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century two deep in the past, one in the present to the doomed passenger liner, RMS Lusitania.May 2013Her finances are in dire straits and bestselling author Sarah Blake is struggling to find a big idea for her next book Desperate, she breaks the one promise she made to her Alzheimer s stricken mother and opens an old chest that belonged to her great grandfather, who died when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U Boat in 1915 What she discovers there could change history Sarah embarks on an ambitious journey to England to enlist the help of John Langford, a recently disgraced Member of Parliament whose family archives might contain the only key to the long ago catastrophe April 1915Southern belle Caroline Telfair Hochstetter s marriage is in crisis Her formerly attentive industrialist husband, Gilbert, has become remote, pre occupied with business and something else that she can t quite put a finger on She s hoping a trip to London in Lusitania s lavish first class accommodations will help them reconnect but she can t ignore the spark she feels for her old friend, Robert Langford, who turns out to be on the same voyage Feeling restless and longing for a different existence, Caroline is determined to stop being a bystander, and take charge of her own life Tessa Fairweather is traveling second class on the Lusitania, returning home to Devon Or at least, that s her story Tessa has never left the United States and her English accent is a hasty fake She s really Tennessee Schaff, the daughter of a roving con man, and she can steal and forge just about anything But she s had enough Her partner has promised that if they can pull off this one last heist aboard the Lusitania, they ll finally leave the game behind Tess desperately wants to believe that, but Tess has the uneasy feeling there s something about this job that isn t as it seems As the Lusitania steams toward its fate, three women work against time to unravel a plot that will change the course of their own lives and history itself. Read The Glass Ocean author Beatriz Williams – kino-fada.fr 4 absorbing stars to The Glass Ocean I m a fan of each of these authors, and when they joined forces previously to co author The Forgotten Room, magic happened multiplied by three My brief gushing review of The Forgotten Room is on Goodreads The Glass Ocean is a historical mystery blending time and place across three narrators, two a century in the past, and one in the present In 1915, Caroline Telfair Hochstetter is a southern belle married to Gilbert, who was once attentive to her 4 absorbing stars to The Glass Ocean I m a fan of each of these authors, and when they joined forces previously to co author The Forgotten Room, magic happened multiplied by three My brief gushing review of The Forgotten Room is on Goodreads The Glass Ocean is a historical mystery blending time and place across three narrators, two a century in the past, and one in the present In 1915, Caroline Telfair Hochstetter is a southern belle married to Gilbert, who was once attentive to her but is now distant and overworked She plans a trip for them to London aboard the Lusitania in the lap of luxury and hopes it will be a turning point in their marriage At the same time, an old male friend of hers is also aboard the ship, and Caroline feels a connection to him, while also restless and discontent not exactly how she expected to feel o...This book was a 2 rounded up to a 3 My review is going to be different from many that I ve read so far This book first had me disliking it, then liking it, then disliking it again It didn t help I guess that I had just watched Titanic with my granddaughter for about the 10th time Here s what I thought.There is such an extensive blurb for this book that I will just give you snippets of what the book is about There are three different narrators, two that will be aboard the Lusitania in the p This book was a 2 rounded up to a 3 My review is going to be different from many that I ve read so far This book first had me disliking it, then liking it, then disliking it again It didn t help I guess that I had just watched Titanic with my granddaughter for about the 10th time Here s what I thought.There is such an extensive blurb for this book that I will just give you snippets of what the book is about There are three different narrators, two that will be aboard the Lusitania in the past and one in the present, or at least 2013 Caroline is the wife of a very wealthy industrialist Gilbert Hochstetter, she has f...Booking passage on the Lusitania or any ship during WWI would not seem like a good idea to me, but Caroline Hochstetter and Gilbert needed to get closer, and figured this would be a wonderful way to help their relationship Did Gilbert really agree to the reason they were going on the Lusitania or did he have ulterior motives Along with Caroline and Gilbert on a ship in waters that German submarines were prowling, we meet Tess, a female thief, who needed to steal valuable music sheets to pay her Booking passage on the Lusitania or any ship during WWI would not seem like a good idea to me, but Caroline Hochstetter and Gilbert needed to get closer, and figured this would be a wonderful way to help their relationship Did Gilbert really agree to the reason they were going on the Lusitania or did he have ulterior motives Along with Caroline and Gilbert on a ship in waters that German submarines were prowling, we meet Tess, a female thief, who needed to steal valuable music sheets to pay her bills We also meet Robert Langford, a man who has been in love with Caroline since the first day he saw her many years ago.All of the characters had a reason to be on the Lusitania, and the reasons were all different.Meanwhile the story line moves from the 1915 Lusitania story to present day and introduces the reader to a struggling author, Sara...Three different narratives, one sinking ship What is not to love here This story is centered around the sinking of The Lusitania ship and is told in present day from a writer investigating a distant family member who was aboard, and two women, both of whom are hiding so...DNFed at 45% this wasn t awful, but the writing is very low quality and the narrative very unengaging It takes an ocean disaster and turns it into a story of a love triangle and a disgraced writer.And how about that love triangle, huh One criminal, one southern belle, and the only dynamic the authors could think to put between these two women was a love triangle Which I found very disappointing And the modern day plotline is downright boring We ve established a conflict between which of th DNFed at 45% this wasn t awful, but the writing is very low quality and the narrative very unengaging It takes an ocean disaster and turns it into a story of a love triangle and a disgraced writer.And how about that love triangle, huh One criminal, one southern belle, and the only dynamic the authors could think to put betwee...Absolutely amazingThere is so much to love in this beautifully written book The glamour and sinking of the Lusitania, espionage and a love triangle I loved reading the three different viewpoints in the story Williams, Willig and White knocked it out of the park with The Glass OceanTHE GLASS OCEAN is a joined project by authors Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White It s a book about the fate of three women Two of the women were on board the doomed passenger Line, RMS Lusitania Although they differ in class While Caroline Telfair Hochstetter is traveling in first class is Tessa Fairweather traveling in second class But, both women s lives will intertwineYears later bestselling author Sarah Blake breaks her promise to her mother and often the old chest...Hmmm Still trying to decide about this book 3.5 rounded up I liked the story I had a hard time with the characters I found I really enjoyed Caroline s and Sarah s story Tess fell flat for me This story wasabo...4.25 StarsI have to admit that this is the first time that I ve read a book authored by either Beatriz Williams or Lauren Willig, but I ve been a long time reader and fan of Karen White s books so when I saw that she had co authored The Glass Ocean, I just knew I had to get my hands on this book My desire to read it was certainly rewarded as this is a fabulously written historical novel that kept me enthralled for the day it took me to read it Plus, I found two new authors to love in Williams a 4.25 StarsI have to admit that this is the first time that I ve read a book authored by either Beatriz Williams or Lauren Willig, but I ve been a long time reader and fan of Karen White s books so when I saw that she had co authored The Glass Ocean, I just knew I had to get my hands on this book My desire to read it was certainly rewarded as this is a fabulously written historical novel that kept me enthralled for the day it took me to read it Plus, I found two new authors to love in Williams and Willig and already have several of their books waiting to very soon be read on my bookshelfI love it when that happens, don t you The story is told from the perspective of three different women, all strong, resilient, vivid, yet very distinct personalities It is hard to say which one of the three that I loved the ...

The Glass Ocean
  • English
  • 06 June 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 416 pages
  • 0062642472
  • Beatriz Williams
  • The Glass Ocean