"Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)" . . . . "Shipwreck victims Fiction." . . "Titanic (Steamship)" . . . . "Gilding the lily" . . . . . "Lily and Sarah Brown's childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn't trust Ralph -- a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph's younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness. Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever." . "Fiction" . . . "England" . . "Manners and customs." . . "Shipwreck victims." . .