From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs
Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin
British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated
maiden voyage.
Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious
ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and
making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her
surprise though, she's turned away at the gangway; apparently, Chinese
aren't allowed into America.
But Val has to get on that ship. Her twin brother Jamie, who has spent
two long years at sea, is there, as is an influential circus owner, whom
Val hopes to audition for. Thankfully, there's not much a trained
acrobat like Val can't overcome when she puts her mind to it.
As a stowaway, Val should keep her head down and stay out of sight. But
the clock is ticking and she has just seven days as the ship makes its
way across the Atlantic to find Jamie, perform for the circus owner, and
convince him to help get them both into America.
Then one night the unthinkable happens, and suddenly Val's dreams of a
new life are crushed under the weight of the only thing that matters:
survival.