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Book Review of The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
Author: Kate Alcott
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


I really enjoyed this book about some survivors of the Titanic and what happened after they were rescued and taken to New York. As rumors circulated about the choices some made in their lifeboats, a Senate inquiry begins right away.

It is a history of fact, as it is taken from the transcripts of the Hearings and some of the characters in the book are real. Even Margaret Brown who went on to become "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", who helped load people into lifeboats as she and the other women in lifeboat 6 worked together to row and to keep spirits up.

The book was hard to put down and I was sorry to see it end. I do recommend this book, I was engrossed!