From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck,twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage. Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the worldand a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise thoughshe’s turned away at the gangway; apparentlyChinese aren’t allowed into America. But Val has to get on that ship. Her twin brother Jamiewho has spent two long years at seais thereas is an influential circus ownerwhom Val hopes to audition for. Thankfullythere’s not much a trained acrobat like Val can’t overcome when she puts her mind to it. As a stowawayVal should keep her head down and stay out of sight. But the clock is ticking and she has just seven days as the ship makes its way across the Atlantic to find Jamieperform for the circus ownerand convince him to help get them both into America. Then one night the unthinkable happensand suddenly Val’s dreams of a new life are crushed under the weight of the only thing that matters: survival.