The plot centers around two main aspects. It is an entirely fictional story set aboard the real ship, Titanic. While it is young adult it can also be pleasant literature for all ages. Titanic: The Long Night is a 1998 romance novel by Diane Hoh.
Without overdosing on the historical details Titanic, The Long Night makes for the perfect introduction to what happened to the Titanic. When the Titanic begins to sink, the full potential of each character comes out with a beautifully written ending. We will have more information about her later in the week.
Molly Brown, was a real person and an actual passenger of the ship. As a curiosity I should mention that one of the secondary characters, a Mrs. One can almost feel the anxiety of some and the obliviousness of others regarding what was really happening. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the long night, as the title puts it. With a simple, straight story, Hoh keeps us interested while she relates the details of the unsinkable ship and what happened during those days on the sea till tragedy occurred. Each has its own trials to face, namely finding love, and their story serves to show us how the different classes were organised aboard and the different priorities these people had. Also aboard are third class passengers Katie Hanrahan and Paddy Kelleher who plan to find themselves a new life in America.īoth girls are aware of each other but they never interact. Also in first class is Max Whittaker, returning to New York after studying art in Paris, he had a falling out with his parents about what he wants to do in life and can only afford first class because his grandmother sent him the ticket. Elizabeth main problems are convincing her parents that she wants to go to Vassar instead of marrying the man they want her to marry. The main character is Elizabeth Farr, a first class passenger, travelling with her parents. Both girls have plans for the future, but love and death are about to intervene.Titanic, The Long Night is a very nice YA story focusing on the lives of four young passengers on board the Titanic. Of course, if she's unlucky, her life will be over far sooner than that.Īs Elizabeth and her family settle into their first-class cabins, Katie Hanrahan, a young Irish girl with dreams of finding fortune in America, makes her way to a steerage berth.
This action-packed big summer read focuses on the lives of several teenage passengers aboard. Elizabeth will never go to college, never learn to be a reporter - as she sees it, her life is over as soon as the Titanic reaches port. Buy a cheap copy of Titanic: The Long Night book by Diane Hoh. Returning to New York means having her debut into society, and that means a swiftly arranged marriage. During her family's vacation abroad, she has fallen in love with England, and is despondent when her father refuses to let her stay. Two teenagers discover true love aboard the doomed ocean liner.Įlizabeth Farr never wanted to return to America.
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