And the Band Played On : The Titanic Violinist and the Glovemaker: A True Story of Love, Loss and Betrayal

Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 2011. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 274 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 2011. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play. They were still playing when the ship went down.The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancee, Mary was expecting their child, the author s mother.One hundred years later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of love, loss and betrayal, and the catastrophic impact of Jock s death on two very different families. He paints a vivid portrait of an age in which class determined the way we lived and died.An outstanding piece of historical detective work, AND THE BAND PLAYED ON is also a moving account of how the author s quest to learn more about his grandfather revealed the shocking truth about a family he thought he knew, a truth that had been hidden for nearly a hundred years. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781444707953. Inventory No: 22020155.. 9781444707953