Anna Lee Huber

Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber follows the three Fortune sisters during their voyage on the Titanic, and if you enjoyed the outfits and ship details from James Cameron’s movie, Titanic, you will be completely entranced with Huber’s descriptions throughout her novel.

While I really enjoyed all the amazing details and how well Huber researched the era and event, at times, the amount of characters and how she switched between the sisters, didn’t have me confused exactly, but I found myself stopping to think a bit more than I wanted to in order to remember who was who. Huber did include a detailed list of characters at the beginning, but I didn’t want to continually have to stop and go back to the list.

I would definitely recommend Sisters of Fortune, especially to readers who enjoy Historical Fiction or stories about the Titanic.… (mehr)

Sisters of Fortune, an epic story, is based on the true story of the three Fortune sisters, who with their parents and younger brother, set sail on the maiden voyage of the Titanic as the finale of a Grand Tour of Europe.

This story is written from the viewpoints of each sister: Flora, the oldest sister, dutiful and sensible, is returning home reluctantly to a fiancé she does not love; Alice, the middle sister, also engaged, wants to be free of the restrictions of the era; and Mabel, the youngest sister, who is strong-willed, seeks education rather than conventional marriage and family. Huber did a wonderful job joining fact and fiction of who these three women were, and what they came to discover about themselves during their time on the Titanic, giving each their own distinct and interesting personalities.

The author really draws her readers in with her descriptions of the magnificent surroundings her characters witnessed while sailing on the Titanic, showing off her detail to research This story is hard to read at times as we all know what happens in the end to the Titanic, but Huber does not end Sisters of Fortune at the sinking, giving her readers a pleasant ending. I highly recommend this standalone heart-wrenching story written by Anna Lee Huber.

Many thanks to Kensington Publishing via NetGalley for the opportunity read and review an advance copy of this wonderful book, Sisters of Fortune. I was under no obligation whatsoever to write a favorable review and all opinions are my own.… (mehr)

I really liked this. I mean, we all know what happens on the maiden voyage of this unsinkable ship. The Fortune family, from Winnipeg, Canada, were real passengers on the Titanic and because they remained so close mouthed about their harrowing experience, Huber is able to craft a gripping story about them. The parents, along with the four youngest children, are returning home after a grand tour of Europe and Egypt. The two older girls are betrothed but have very different feelings about what awaits them back home. Responsible Flora is open to a shipboard flirtation, while Alice worries about a cossetted future after the freedom of her trip. Youngest girl Mabel wants to convince her father to let her go to university as she searches for meaning among some of the accomplished female passengers. Charlie, the youngest, is mesmerized by the ship itself, exploring every nook and cranny. It was an engrosing and fascinating read that truly kept me turning the pages to the end.… (mehr)