Book description
2.20am on 15th April 1912, the Titanic is plunging 12,000 feet to the ocean floor.
Machinery, coal, crystal goblets, pianos and jewellery all tumbled through the dark water. Hundreds of passengers and crew remained trapped below decks - hundreds more would perish on the surface.
This is the definitive chronology…
Why read it?
1 author picked Titanic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I can’t tell you how many times I consulted Jonathan Mayo’s Titanic: Minute By Minute book, checking that the Titanic’s timeline fit in with what my characters were doing at any given time. It’s non-fiction, and it’s nail-bitingly intense. The book is written in present tense, giving you a sense of urgency as Mayo tells you where everyone is, and what is happening at varying parts of the ship at that exact moment. It helps ground you in reality: The truth was, many of Titanic’s crew and passengers didn’t know the ship was sinking. And many of those…
From Carla's list on The best Titanic books you need to read.
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