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Kitty is leaving Drumshee bound for America with her employer and 2 small children. Her granny has warned her to leave the ancient necklace behind or bad fortune will follow. Sadly for Kitty the boat they will sail on is called the TitanicTags
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Book 44 - Cora Harrison - Titanic Voyage from Drumshee
Originally published in 1998 when I was still starting on my journey as a teacher and I had just introduced the topic of the Titanic to my P7 class. This novel, the sixth in a series I discovered on reading it properly for the first time, tells the story of a young teenage girl, Kitty, who is asked to accompany a well todo lady and her niece and nephew to America as their sitter/ governess/ ‘big sister’.
The children’s parents had already died...as had Kitty’s. Dramatic in its storytelling and much scarier than I remembered. All the main characters on board the ship get a name check...from the white bearded Captain to Officer Lightoller and even Mr Andrews gets a sad show more farewell.
The scenes after the sinking are brilliant and put James Cameron’s efforts to shame. Really well written and although not perfect in its Titanic facts I would certainly recommend it...might even seek out the first five in the series sometime. show less
Originally published in 1998 when I was still starting on my journey as a teacher and I had just introduced the topic of the Titanic to my P7 class. This novel, the sixth in a series I discovered on reading it properly for the first time, tells the story of a young teenage girl, Kitty, who is asked to accompany a well todo lady and her niece and nephew to America as their sitter/ governess/ ‘big sister’.
The children’s parents had already died...as had Kitty’s. Dramatic in its storytelling and much scarier than I remembered. All the main characters on board the ship get a name check...from the white bearded Captain to Officer Lightoller and even Mr Andrews gets a sad show more farewell.
The scenes after the sinking are brilliant and put James Cameron’s efforts to shame. Really well written and although not perfect in its Titanic facts I would certainly recommend it...might even seek out the first five in the series sometime. show less
One of my favourite books as child. Very well told.
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Cora Harrison was born in County Cork. She taught primary-school children for twenty-five years before moving to Kilfenora, County Clare, to live on a small farm where there used to be an Iron-age fort. Her Drumshee Chronicles are highly successful in Ireland, as are her medieval mysteries for adults, including My Lady Judge, which have recently show more been published for the first time in the UK. This is her third book for Piccadilly Press. show less
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