A smash self-published hit inspired by true events, the story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic. Ireland, 1912: Hoping to find a better life in America, 14 members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic. For 17-year-old Maggie, the journey is bitter-sweet. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the lucky few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that terrible night ever again. Chicago, 1982: Adrift after the death of her father, Grace struggles to decide what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harboured for almost a lifetime, the revelation gives Grace new direction.