TWO HISTORICAL TRAGEDIES UNCANNILY COLLIDE AND TRANSFORM THE DESTINY OF A BRITISH HOME CHILD ON THE BRINK OF ADULTHOOD: A Novel inspired by true events.
April 15, 1912: Molly Meadows is plotting to escape her life of drudgery on a Canadian farm when the unsinkable Titanic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean. Stricken by the news, she recalls her own passage at the age of eleven when she was shipped to Canada as part of a government scheme to provide the new land with young workers.Now, approaching adulthood, Molly is desperate to search for the boy she loves. But with the newspapers labelling British pauper children as thieves and guttersnipes she hides her shameful past. Then uses her dubious psychic skills to gain the trust of a woman with a superstitious connection to the Titanic. As her web of lies grows, Molly is faced with an agonizing predicament. Until sudden tragedy strikes, stripping away all choice.
Inspired by an obscure chapter of Canadian history, The Fate of Molly Meadows is the story of a young woman’s relentless search for love, and the strength of the human heart when all appears to be lost.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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