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Who doesn't like a book about the Titanic?The Second Mrs. Astor is a work of historical fiction which focuses on Madeline Force (Astor). This piece covers the time period of Madeline's first memory of John Jacob (Jack) Astor, their subsequent courtship, marriage, and travels. Of course, everything is leading up to their time aboard the Titanic which ultimately transforms Mrs. Astor into one of the most famous widows in the world. This book started off quite strongly and gave off vibes similar to...
The book was okay. The writing in my opinion was weak. Too romanticized considering the heavy topic it covered.
Since I first knew of such a thing as a "disaster," I have read everything I can get my hands on regardless of whether the disaster is natural or unnatural, like those of the Titanic. . .I never get tired of them. Have had whole childhood Christmas lists built around disaster themes. However, I can usually give a forced romance book off my list, even if it does feature a disaster. This was one of those. Then it came up and was voted for in a buddy group with which I'm privileged to be associated...
The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe is an excellent historical fiction novel that tells of the short, but passionate (and famous) relationship and marriage of Madeleine Force and John Jacob Astor. I really loved this book. I am a huge fan of anything Titanic, as long as it is done tastefully. I already knew quite a bit about the controversial second marriage of Astor and his young, teenage wife, so I was curious to learn more about their relationship in this fictional narrative. Ms. Abe did a fab...
I hesitated to read this at first, but when I saw it was about the Titanic, I decided to give it a try. The writing style is a bit flowery for the first half, but overall the story is well written. It was interesting to learn about John Jacob and Madeleine Astor. I didn't realize their every move had been scrutinized by the press. The section on the sinking of the Titanic had me riveted to the book and I couldn't put it down. An enjoyable and well researched novel.
The book was okay. I appreciate the degree of research that went into it. It was well written, but not as riveting as I had hoped it would be based on the scandal at the time. The section involving the sinking of the Titanic was reminiscent of scenes in the movie. I think I would have enjoyed it more had it covered Madeline's life after the death of her husband, her loss of inheritance, and her subsequent attempts at finding love again.
Not being a fan of romance novels I should not have liked this one, but I did. Perhaps because it is about real people and the writing is truly haunting.As the author notes there are few known facts about Madeleine Talmage Force but she has managed to create a fascinating love story for Madeleine and the well-to-do John Jacob (Jack) Astor.Because Astor was twenty-nine years older than the eighteen year old Madeleine, and a divorced man at that, their courtship and marriage was cause for much unk...
What beautiful and enchanting love story with a hauntingly tragic ending from the amazingly talented Shana Abe!! I've read many of her books but this is my new favorite. With fabulous storytelling and a equally beautiful storyline that flowed flawlessly and page after page of beautifully written words. Its a book that makes you feel as if you are their watching Jack and Madeleine as they fall in love. Even with their age difference you can see that these two souls were meant to be and that a lov...
