The Second Mrs. Astor - by Shana Abe (Paperback)
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1 September, 2021
Wonderful story
I love everything Titanic. When I saw this book was about the Astor's and the Titanic, I was overjoyed to get this book. I was not disappointed, although this book wasn't exactly what I thought it would be.; It was so much more. A sheltered young woman. A man almost three decades her senior, what do they have in common? In bold strokes across the page, the author gave us a look into the beginning of love with this couple, the best of times for them, then the tragic ending, before they could even explore any depth in their relationship. The book begins as a tale for her son, relating the meeting of his parents, their time together, and her memories of John Jacob Astor. Between the first person story for her son, is the third person tale of their lives as seen by the outside world. The people that don't think Madeline Force is good enough for Mr. Astor. The people who think this man can't possibly love this child. The way the press sees the courtship. Fast forward to their time on honeymoon in Egypt, when you can see the deepening relationship, then their parting on the Titanic. A tragedy that leaves the reader with so many what ifs! This is the first book I've read by this author. The amount of research that went into crafting this tale of a woman who had much, then had more, then lost everything that mattered to her, was brilliant. Her issues with her family, her friends, the press, and the other over the top rich of NYC and environs at that time, is so believable. You can feel the love she holds for Mr. Astor and also her heartache over the people who want to tarnish her relationship with him. After a somewhat slow start, the book just gained steam as it went along. The portions of the book recounting the riches and opulence of the summer homes of the rich and famous was fascinating to read. As I knew the ending of this story, I slowed my reading down. I didn't want to read about Madeline's harrowing time in the lifeboat or on the Carpathia, but I did. Then ending was just that. The End. A short epilogue that was somehow abrupt, but appropriate.