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In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart and the 1,500 men, women and children struggled to stay alive in the freezing Atlantic, the sea was alive with the sound of screaming. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean floor and the passengers slowly died from hypothermia, a deathly silence settled over the sea. Yet the echoes of that night reverberated through the lives of each of the 705 survivors. Shadow of the Titanic tells the extraordinary stories of some of those who survived. Although we think we know the story of the Titanic - the famously unsinkable ship that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America in April 1912 - little has been written about what happened to the survivors after the tragedy. How did the loss of the ship shape the lives of the people who survived? How did those who were saved feel about those who perished? And how did they remember that terrible night, in effect a disaster that has been likened to the destruction of a small town? Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking, SHADOW OF THE TITANIC will shed new light on this enduringly fascinating story by showing how the disaster continued to shape the lives of a cross-section of passengers who escaped the sinking ship.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Most accounts of the Titanic disaster end when the Carpathia - the rescue ship that picked up the survivors - docks in New York. But what happened afterwards? This is the first account to tell the story of what happened to the survivors. The subtitle of the book is 'The extraordinary stories of those who survived' and it's true - the stories of the survivors are extraordinary. Andrew Wilson has written a gripping account of how the Titanic cast its shadow over the lives of the people who managed to survive. We meet a range of fascinating real-life characters: Dorothy Gibson, the silent film star who made the first movie about the Titanic within four weeks of the sinking, starring herself and wearing the dress she had worn the night she escaped from the ship. Then there's Madeleine Astor, who was a wife, a widow, an heiress and a mother all in the space of a single year. A whole chapter is devoted to the dark side of survival - which looks at a number of suicides of survivors. And the last section is devoted to how some people became celebrities by virtue of the fact that they survived. A fascinating insight. Brilliantly researched, incredibly moving and essential reading for anyone interested in the Titanic and its secret aftermath.
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This is a fascinating account of the post disaster lives of some of the survivors. The more famous survivors are here - J Bruce Ismay, the Chairman of Titanic's owners the White Star line, whose life was destroyed by the perceptions created by his survival in a life boat when so many had died; Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, who was alleged to have paid the life boat crew to row away from the wreck site, abandoning people struggling for life in the water, and Dorothy Gibson, the silent movie star who starred in a film about the Titanic, wearing the dress she was wearing that night, just weeks after the disaster. Here too are lesser known survivors, some of whom could never talk about the sinking or their experiences, and some who tried ,and some who succeeded, to make a living from their recollections.
All were effected - many profoundly, and this excellent book gives life to their memories and their lives. Compulsive though melancholy reading.
Highly recommended
All were effected - many profoundly, and this excellent book gives life to their memories and their lives. Compulsive though melancholy reading.
Highly recommended
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
A great read for anyone interested in history,ships,human behavour or just a fasinating true story. In this the 100th aniversary year a must read.
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very interesting
I got caught up in the Titanic memorial wave. And I ordered this book. I found it to be very interesting! This book is about a selection of the 700 survivors. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Bookworm
Full of Inaccuracies
The scene in Noel Coward's Cavalcade, set on the Titanic, is not meant to be funny!! How extraordinary to so totally misinterpret that scene. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Libby Hall
Very Disappointing
Initially, appeared to be a different 'take' on the Titanic tragedy but TV coverage at the same time as reading highlighted the fact that there was nothing new in this book. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Pierre Alfred
A Fascinating Read!
Although normally a Kindle reader, I picked up this book on a whim when passing through our local library - and am so glad I did! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Julia
Journalist covers tragic lives of Titanic survivors
Andrew Wilson makes excellent use of his journalist skills to follow the Titanic survivors post disaster. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michael Poirier
A compulsive read
Fascinating book following the lives of people who survived. Unputdownable. Well written and researched, full of information which I previously didn't know.
Published 2 months ago by James
Raising the Titanic
Is there still interest in the S.S. Titanic now that 100 years have lapsed since the vessel sank? Andrew Wilson's "Shadow of The Titanic" may be proof that there is. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Hande Z
Cashing In
Don't bother - the writing is turgid. I learned very little - in fact the film did a better job at representing the social divides of the time! Read more
Published 3 months ago by HappySorting
An enlightening read
I received this for Christmas and really enjoyed reading it. I am interested to hear stories if those that survived and follow on from their experience of the sinking but find out... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alan Mole
We need to see the signs!
`Each of the 705 survivors responded in their own individual way according to a matrix of factors based on gender, class, economic status personality type, past experience and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by jeanne
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