Image: Illustration of the sinking of the Titanic How to Survive the Titanic, Or, the Sinking of J,by Frances Wilson (https://www.amazon.com/Frances-Wilson/e/B001H6NKM6/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) How to Survive the Titanic by Frances Wilson. “Persuasive . . . examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay’s life . . . Ultimately, Wilson’s portrait—empathetic rather than sympathetic—depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times.” (BusinessWeek ) “Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell . . . finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man.” (Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard ) https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Titanic-Sinking-J/dp/1408828154