First published 1988
The great ship tilts beneath Thomas Andrews' feet as he walks the flooding corridors one last time. Around him, passengers and crew face impossible choices as the unsinkable vessel breaks apart in the North Atlantic. Captain Smith struggles with orders that will save some while condemning others. In the lifeboats, survivors watch their floating palace disappear into black water. Years later, explorers descend through two miles of ocean to find the wreck scattered across the seafloor. Pellegrino weaves together the human stories from that April night in 1912 with the modern quest to recover pieces of the lost liner. The novel moves between the panic of the sinking decks and the careful work of deep sea recovery, connecting the tragedy's victims with those who seek to preserve their memory.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: survival, tragedy
Setting: North Atlantic, Titanic
Period: 1912, Modern Day
269 pages · Hardcover · McGraw-Hill
Content warnings: death