<P><B>April, 15th 1912—two remarkable women, one fateful night, and a lifetime of secrets. An epic tale spanning three generations and three countries, rich in detail, and marrying fiction with little-known fact.</B></P><P>For May Smith, traveling with her husband and baby girl Ellen, stepping foot on the <I>Titanic</I> marks the start of an incredible journey, one destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States. But when the "unsinkable" <I>Titanic</I> hits an iceberg one cold dark night, May's dreams are instantly shattered. Jumping from the sinking ship at the last minute, May loses sight of her family and is pulled into a lifeboat. Minutes later, Captain Smith swims to the lifeboat and hands her a baby swaddled in blankets. Beside herself, and in virtual darkness, May believes the baby to be Ellen. This rescue is witnessed by fellow survivor Celeste Parkes, married to an American industrialist, who is on her way back to Ohio after her mother's funeral. In horror, they both watch the death throes of the mighty ship; May traumatized, knowing her husband has drowned, Celeste wishing her bully of a husband had been onboard and out of her life. As day dawns, the two women are rescued by the <I>Carpathia</I> and a friendship is formed, one which is destined to transcend the Atlantic and social differences between them and last a lifetime. Then May makes a shocking discovery, and a split-second decision will change the lives of many.