{"product_id":"the-second-mrs-astor","title":"The Second Mrs. Astor","description":"Inspired by the real-life Titanic love story between Americas richest man and teenaged beauty Madeleine Force.  He was American royalty  the richest man in the country and Fifth Avenue scion of the Gilded Age. She was a vivacious teenage socialite suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into fame simply for falling in love with a famous man nearly three decades her senior. Brought to life in this sweeping work of historical fiction by New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Shana Ab  the love story between Jack Astor and Madeline Force  from scandalous courtship to tragic honeymoon aboard the Titanic  which made them the most famous couple of their time...  A mesmerizing novel of historical fiction from New York Times bestselling author Shana Ab  The Second Mrs. Astor tells the sweeping real-life Titanic love story of Madeleine Force  who became the teenaged bride of one of the worlds richest men  and triumphed over tragedy and heartache.  \"I wont begin with our ending  which everyone in the world knows anyway. Our beginning  however  belonged only to us...\"  Madeleine Talmage Force is just seventeen when she attracts the attention of John Jacob \"Jack\" Astor. Madeleine is beautiful  intelligent  and solidly upper-class  but the Astors are in a league apart. Jacks mother was the Mrs. Astor  American royalty and New Yorks most formidable socialite. Jack is dashing and industrious--a hero of the Spanish-American war  an inventor  and a canny businessman. Despite their twenty-nine-year age difference  and the scandal of Jacks recent divorce  Madeleine falls headlong into love--and becomes the presss favorite target.  On their extended honeymoon in Egypt  the newlyweds finally find a measure of peace from photographers and journalists. Madeleine feels truly alive for the first time--and is happily pregnant. The couple plans to return home in the spring of 1912  aboard an opulent new ocean liner. When the ship hits an iceberg close to midnight on April 14th  there is no immediate panic. The swift  state-of-the-art RMS Titanic seems unsinkable. As Jack helps Madeleine into a lifeboat  he assures her that hell see her soon in New York...  Four months later  at the Astors Fifth Avenue mansion  a widowed Madeleine gives birth to their son. In the wake of the disaster  the press has elevated her to the status of virtuous  tragic heroine. But Madeleines most important decision still lies ahead: whether to accept the role assigned to her  or carve out her own remarkable path.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44633293062197,"sku":"ByrdShop_1638081123","price":225.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1638081123_d5d75b64-5966-462a-aff7-a054cb39e058.jpg?v=1772697095","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-second-mrs-astor","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}