The Lost Passenger

The Lost Passage by Frances Quinn

In this immersive historical drama, Elinor Coombes, a young mother, is forced to start a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths in the Titanic disaster—a story of survival, secrecy, and reinvention.

Elinor’s life begins as a fairy-tale romance when she marries the son of an aristocratic English family. But her dream quickly turns to a cold reality when she realizes her new husband values her father’s wealth more than her love, and that rigid social expectations leave her isolated from her infant son, Teddy. Resigned to a lonely future, Elinor is offered an unexpected escape by her father—tickets for the Titanic’s maiden voyage. It’s a chance to spend precious time with Teddy away from her oppressive marriage.

When disaster strikes and the Titanic sinks, Elinor seizes the opportunity to escape, faking her and Teddy's deaths and assuming another woman's identity. Penniless and on the run, she arrives in New York, a city full of opportunity, but also danger. Elinor must navigate a harsh new world while keeping their secret safe. But someone has recognized her—a survivor eager to profit from exposing her.

Set between the old world of English aristocracy and the new world of American possibility, The Lost Passage is a gripping tale of starting over, surviving against the odds, and finding hope after tremendous loss.