The Titanic Sisters by Patricia Falvey

When a letter comes from America to a poor farm in Ireland, asking for one of the girls to take a position as governess to their cousin's daughter after her mother's untimely death, Delia knows it won't be her. Nora has always been their mother's spoiled and treasured daughter while Delia was resented for being the surviving twin when her brother was stillborn. Her father always showed her his love, but decisions like this were always made by their overbearing mother. But when her father puts his foot down and sells Nora's first class ticket on the Titanic for two steerage tickets and a position as housekeeper for the Boyle family, Delia is grateful for her chance at adventure. But when tragedy strikes and the ship sinks, Delia believes Nora drowned. When she disembarks in America and sees the kindly housekeeper for the O'Hanlon family that Nora would have worked for, she tells a little white lie and says she's Nora. And after meeting and falling in love with her charge Lily, it becomes even harder to tell the truth.
From the title of the book I was disappointed that it wasn't more about the Titanic, but the story was still fascinating. The fact that these Irish women were coming over to find their opportunity in America, completely dependent on their employer for their livelihood would be terrifying to me. I loved the resilience of Nora and how even after almost drowning in the Titanic disaster, she sails across the ocean twice more.
I received an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.