Distant Waves: A Novel of the Titanic by Suzanne Weyn

Do you believe there are people who can predict the future? If someone had predicited the sinking of the Titanic, would you have been brave enough to still sail on this ship. The paranormal is a big part of "Distant Waves: A Novel of teh Titanic". This story involves Jane Taylor and her four sisters from the time period from 1898 to 1914. Jane's mother, Maude, is a widow who must find a way to support her family and she does have the "gift" of being able to talk to the dead. The birth of spiritualism which includes seances, tarot cards are a big part of this story. Jane is not quite a believer, but yet things happen that makes her think anything is possible. The five sisters follow a path that leads to them being on the Titanic on its fateful voyage. What happens to them is and what famous people do they meet on this path is a reason to read this book.
One of the nice parts of Distant Waves is the factual information that is woven through the fictional parts and the author fills in the blanks in her author's notes (you could even read these first before the book to get a better feel for the time period)