A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly

Rostron’s heroic and compassionate leadership, his methodical preparations for rescue, and his grit and determination to act honorably and selflessly to save lives and care for the survivors, sets the course for this awe-inspiring story. Told in alternating chapters from both Captain Rostron on the Carpathia and Kate Connolly on the Titanic, this historical novel is a compelling, heart-pounding account of two eyewitnesses to an epic disaster.

But the Carpathia is more than four hours away, and there are more questions than answers: Will his ship hold together if pushed to never-before-tested speeds? What if he also strikes an iceberg? And with the freezing temperatures, will there be any survivors by the time the Carpathia arrives?įor the month of September, the LDS Living Book Club will be reading A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly. About the Book Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia-the only ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking.

Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, the passenger steamship Carpathia receives a distress signal from the largest passenger liner ever built, RMS Titanic. and that the story is based on real people, but Rebecca Connolly did a wonderful job. Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia-the only ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia the one ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice tells the story of the Titanic. Kate Connolly is excited to join her sister in America and proud to be traveling on the grand Titanic, which was built in her Irish homeland. Though information is scarce, Rostron leaps into action, determined to answer the call for help. ' A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice is a haunting yet hopeful story of one mans rush to the rescue.'Jen Geigle Johnson, author of A Foreign Crown. Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, the captain of the Carpathia, Arthur Rostron, is awakened by a distress signal from the RMS Titanic, which has struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage.