I listened to this and liked Jilly Bond as the narrator. She did a great job. Maiden Voyages is a book about ships and women and so much more.
The author discusses women throughout many years and their roles on a ship. Much of the history shared is about an event and or person on a ship.
It was filled with fascinating information and facts with some very surprising outcomes.
Each ship felt like a historical tour with all the description of a virtual tour at Biltmore. I enjoyed following the survivors of the sinking ships. I can imagine what that felt like. And I had no idea there were so many things for women to do on a ship.
I highly recommend if you love history.
Thanks to Macmillan Audio via Netgalley.

My thanks to Net Galley for inviting me to read. I was initially offered the book but switched to the audio. Unfortunately I just could not connect to the story. Narrator was rather stuffy and did not hold my interest. DNF

Narration: Jilly Bond did an excellent job narrating this story. Her accent was posh and crisp and added so much gravitas to the narration. She sounded like Angela Landsbury to me.

The story: Maiden Voyages is the interesting story of the women who traveled and worked on ocean liners during the golden age of luxurious ocean travel. This is a unique and fascinating deep dive into the lives of these women: stewardesses, refugees, debutantes, business women, and many more who traveled on these magnificent ocean liners.



4.5 rounded up