How to Survive the Titanic
&#8220;Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment&#8217;s hesitation that separates cowardice from courage.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;It is a pleasure to read a book&#8230;that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also&#8230;readers of biography and Edwardian-era history.&#8221; (Library Journal)&#8220;The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. &#8221; (Kirkus)&#8220;Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell&#8230;finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man.&#8221; (Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard)&#8220;A haunting story&#8230;A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century&#8217;s most iconic disasters [that] explores a man &#8216;mired in the moment of his jump.&#8217;&#8221; (Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads")&#8220;A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship&#8217;s owner&#8230;and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility&#8221; (Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal)&#8220;A gripping account&#8230;Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt.&#8221; (Forbes)&#8220;Persuasive&#8230;examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay&#8217;s life&#8230;Ultimately, Wilson&#8217;s portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times.&#8221; (BusinessWeek)