It was a matter of life and death …
7 May 1915
Gerda Nielsen is on her way from Brooklyn to Liverpool aboard the ill-fated Lusitania.
Jack Walsh is returning to England to take up a post helping the war effort.
As he and Gerda spend more and more time onboard together they realise that each has found someone very special.
It’s the afternoon before they dock in Liverpool, and tragedy strikes. As the torpedoed ship lists to one side Jack and Gerda must make frightening decisions that become a matter of life or death …
A beautiful, romantic and moving tale based on a tragic true story.
***Don’t miss NO PLACE FOR A LADY, the epic historical love story by Gill Paul, out July 2015***
About the author
Gill Paul is an author of historical fiction, specialising in the twentieth century and often writing about the lives of real women. Her novels have topped bestseller lists in the US and Canada as well as the UK and have been translated into twenty languages. The Secret Wife has sold over half a million copies and is a book-club favourite worldwide.
She is also the author of several non-fiction books on historical subjects. She lives in London and swims year-round in a wild pond.
