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Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage takes us behind the paneled doors of the Titanic's elegant private suites to present compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers. The intimate atmosphere onboard history's most famous ship is recreated as never before. The Titanic has often been called "an exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era," but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage, historian Hugh Brewster... more

About Hugh Brewster

Hugh Brewster has twenty-five years of experience in creating books about the Titanic as an editor, publisher, and writer. He worked with Robert D. Ballard to... more


Published: March 27, 2012 by Random House

Genre: History, Biographies & Memoirs. Non-fiction. 352 pages

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  • All Critics: 13
  • Positive: 10
  • Negative: 3

  • Kirkus Reviews | 15 Jan 2012

    Although rich in historical detail, much of Brewster’s narrative is couched in speculative prose. . .at times stretching the reader’s credulity.

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  • NJ.com | 25 Mar 2012

    . . .by bringing us into the lives of these passengers, Brewster has brought the reader aboard the doomed ship for a white-knuckled read.

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  • The New York Times | 13 Apr 2012

    He pushes past stereotypes to vividly describe the elite realm on deck. . .

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  • The Globe and Mail | 6 Apr 2012

    Hugh Brewster’s colourful anecdotes and telling details show how 1912. . .sounds eerily familiar a century later.

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  • AmoXcalli | 15 Apr 2012

    This book is recommended for people with an interest in this piece of history, whether casual or deep.

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  • Historical Fiction Notebook | 3 Apr 2012

    I felt that Brewster missed a golden opportunity to examine the last moments of a legendary means of travel and a time that was about to disappear with the first guns firing in World War One.

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  • Quill & Quire

    Some of the segues are confusing and choppy, especially in the first few chapters, where Brewster introduces significant individuals and ideas.

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  • Chicks Dig Books | 20 Mar 2012

    Rare photographs and hundreds of quotations help breathe life into these biographies.

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  • Christian Science Monitor

    But Hugh Brewster, an author who lives in Toronto, stays classy. . .

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  • Dallas News | 6 Apr 2012

    Photos and illustrations enhance its scope.

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  • Fredericksburg.com

    Whether you know a lot or a little about the Titanic, this book will make you want to read more.

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  • Montreal Gazette | 5 Apr 2012

    Brewster’s gilded lives are captivating, no doubt, but the author’s focus allows scant attention to those on the lower decks.

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  • The Globe and Mail | 6 Apr 2012

    Hugh Brewster’s colourful anecdotes...show how 1912 – with its love-hate affair with wealth and its fascination with celebrity, its romance with technology and contempt for the power of nature – sounds eerily familiar a century later.

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