Celia Imrie

My husband and I recently visited the Titantic museum in Branson, Missouri. This is the third time we have visited a Titantic exhibit, the other two times as a traveling exhibit, a decade or two ago in other American cities. I purchased this book in the gift shop at the museum.

This time we came across the brief story of the two Navratil boys who survived the tragedy, but their father who had accompanied them, did not. Because their father was travelling under an assumed name, a fake storyline and other deceptions, authorities had difficulty locating their family. This historical novel describes the lives of the families of the boys and how they came to be in this difficult situation, the boys being too young to provide their own identification. And, their mother's desperate efforts to find and reunite with the boys.

Thoroughly researched by Fidelis Morgan, Ms. Imrie has added personalities and dialog to the research to create this gripping, relatable story.… (more)