A maiden's voyage

'A vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters' Margaret Dickinson'Rosie writes such heartwarming sagas' Lyn AndrewsThursday's child has far to go . . . 1912, London. Eighteen-year-old Flora Butler is going up in the world.

She has the prized position of lady's maid to young Constance Ogilvie, and is able to provide for her beloved parents and four younger siblings.

She has even fallen in love, and though she does not feel quite ready to marry the charming Jamie Branning, her future seems clear. But Flora's life is turned upside down when her mistress's father dies in a tragic accident.

Connie is forced to move to New York to live with her aunt until she comes of age, and begs Flora to go with her.

Flora has never left the country before, and now faces a difficult decision - give up her position, or leave her family behind.

But when her beau lets her down, her mind is made up. Soon Connie and Flora head for Southampton to board the RMS Titanic...