{"product_id":"2940154058466","title":"Sisterships: A Fictional Tale Aboard Titanic's Forgotten Sister the Olympic","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetsy Oakes—28 years old and a spinster in 1912—suddenly finds herself\u003cbr\u003ereleased from her employment as a governess in the home of a wealthy\u003cbr\u003eBirmingham factory owner. Grieving the loss of her young charge, and her relationship with the child’s father, at the beckoning of a friend, she makes a difficult decision to leave her elderly father and immigrate to rural Canada.\u003cbr\u003eGreat excitement is mounting over the gigantic new White Star ocean liner, the Titanic, and Betsy manages to secure passage on the maiden voyage of that ship. Much to her disappointment however, her immigration papers do not arrive in time and she is forced to accept\u003cbr\u003epassage on the sister ship—the Olympic—on the next sailing. Her disappointment turns to relief as news of the Titanic’s sinking reaches her hometown. Upon boarding the Olympic, Betsy meets the ship’s stewardess and\u003cbr\u003ea friendship evolves when the two discover a myriad of common\u003cbr\u003elife experiences. But as the trip progresses, they discover even more\u003cbr\u003esignificant common ground pertaining to their relationships with the opposite sex. Finally, when all of their barriers to self-disclosure are erased, they discover that each of them had survived the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic, albeit in very different and very shocking ways. Amazingly, on her arrival in Canada, Betsy is once again able to turn\u003cbr\u003eadversity into opportunity and while the reader may not condone some\u003cbr\u003eof Betsy’s loose morals, he\/she will come away with a profound respect\u003cbr\u003efor the inner strength of women of this era and the multiple challenges\u003cbr\u003ethey faced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elaine Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149946831088,"sku":"2940154058466","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154058466_p0.jpg?v=1764063542","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154058466","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}