{"product_id":"the-titanic-survivors-book-club-isbn-9780593469002","title":"The Titanic Survivors Book Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfume Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, a remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books and second chances, following the \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003elibrarian who opens a bookshop in Paris where he meets a secret society of survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deeply moving and rich with vivid detail . . . Timothy Schaffert is an exquisite storyteller.\"—Lara Prescott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets We Kept\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor weeks after the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic,\u003c\/i\u003e Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line, his job was to curate the ship’s second-class library. But the day the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e set sail he was left stranded at the dock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the ship’s sinking, Yorick takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris. Soon after, he receives an invitation to a secret society of survivors where he encounters other ticket holders who didn’t board the ship. Haunted by their good fortune, they decide to form a book society, where they can grapple with their own anxieties through heated discussions of \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOf this ragtag group, Yorick finds himself particularly drawn to the glamorous Zinnia and the mysterious Haze, and a tangled triangle of love and friendship forms among them. Yet with the Great War on the horizon and the unexpected death of one of their own, the surviving book club members are left wondering what fate might have in store.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegant and elegiac, \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Survivors Book Club \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling ode to love, chance, and the transformative power of books to bring people together.\"Deeply moving and rich with vivid detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Survivors Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e is as heartbreaking as it is enthralling. About love, fate, desire, and the power of books, this wonderful novel will delight fans of historical fiction and captivate booklovers. Timothy Schaffert is an exquisite storyteller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Lara Prescott\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets We Kept\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Book a trip to Paris with this intriguing take on the Titanic story. For members of \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Survivors Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e, hard luck brings good fortune and second chances. Echoes of a modern Cyrano love triangle set in the Parisian bookshop La Sirène will keep you turning the pages in this powerful ode to books and friendship.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJanet Skeslien Charles\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miraculously spared from the tragedy of the Titanic, Yorick embarks on an even more precarious voyage: a love affair. In this clever and high-concept novel, lush with emotion and vivid with period detail, we root for Yorick, in the company of his mysterious and provocative new friends both real and fictional, to grab the reins of fate and change his fortune yet again. What a ride!\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChristopher Castellani\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Leading Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Survivors Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy Schaffert takes the iconic tragic event of the Titanic and turns it into a story of chance encounters, entanglements, romance, and engagement with books. Set against the backdrop of the first world war, this is an ambitious novel that is as engaging and fast-paced as it is intellectually stimulating—like something written by Iris Murdoch.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChigozie Obioma\u003c\/b\u003e, Booker-prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fishermen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schaffert writes brilliantly about surviving love and longing with such lush, heartbreaking, and beautiful prose that one feels instantly transported to pre-WWI Paris, strolling along a smoky covered passage, the scent of a sweet cocktail perfuming the air, the whisper of ghosts and the past haunting. A captivating love triangle is at the center of this tale of survivors who question if their good fortune is about to run out.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLeslie Zemeckis\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFeuding Fan Dancers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A very different take on the Titanic story. It’s deeply researched. Timothy Schaffert is just a dazzling writer who has created this exquisite historic novel. It is about love, it is about fate, but most important for me, it’s about the power of books to bring people together and to change lives.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAMC \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoundtable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of details of pre-war Paris as intricate as the ethereal candies that Zinnia’s family produces, this is both a novel of the human heart and a novel rooted in the power of books and language and reading. The bookstore becomes a character in itself, and each book a specific message of hope and second chances.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Historical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lush and intricately researched. . . The marvelous sensuous details [make] this star-crossed lovers’ tale an absolute delight, and the underlying themes of book banning and suppressed sexuality resonate. Schaffert has outdone himself.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Exquisite. . . Schaffert writes stylish, intelligent fiction that casts new light on familiar settings, and his appreciation for lush details feels so very Parisian. This isn’t a standard cozy novel about book clubs but rather an elegantly moody take on love, literature, and the indelible connections they create.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lush. . . Schaffert has a [strong] gift for atmosphere. . . The novel is at its best in evoking the sumptuous details of prewar life in Paris. . . [A] swoony romance with a dash of history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A novel offering lessons about love and literature that transcend time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Survivors Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e....dares to portray social issues\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003elike wealth, privilege, racism, disability, LGBTQ rights, and book censorship\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ein a historical context that makes us realize their relevance in today's societal, economic, and political spectrums. . . deeply moving and poetic. Vivid in detail and imagination, and despite the tragedies threaded through its plot, it is one of the rare books to be published in a while that reminds us that hope\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand friendship\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecan be found in some truly unexpected places.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Heavy Feather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIMOTHY SCHAFFERT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six previous novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Perfume Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Swan Gondola\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Coffins of Little Hope\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Devils in the Sugar Shop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Singing and Dancing Daughters of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the Adele Hall Chair of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and coeditor of Zero Street, a literary fiction series of the University of Nebraska Press.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233756229861,"sku":"NP9780593469002","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593469002.jpg?v=1767741868","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-titanic-survivors-book-club-isbn-9780593469002","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}