The Midnight Watch: A gripping novel of the SS Californian, the ship that failed to aid the sinking Titanic - Couverture souple

David Dyer

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ISBN 10 : 1782397809 ISBN 13 : 9781782397809

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"I completely loved "The Midnight Watch"; this is historical fiction at its best. David Dyer has a reporter's ear for story, a detective's nose for motive, and an artist's eye for detail. With this winning combination, he turns the sparse and contradictory record of why the nearby Californian did not go to the aid of the sinking Titanic into a gripping novel of flawed people, missed chances, and suspense." --"Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat"

"A fascinating novel. David Dyer has captured all the drama and emotion of the Titanic disaster from an intriguing new perspective. Clever, gripping and utterly compelling. Historical fiction at its very best." --"Hazel Gaynor, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home and A Memory of Violets"
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"[An] engrossing new novel... thoroughly faithful to the facts" - The New York Times Book Review

A worthy addition to the groaning shelves of Titanic literature. - Financial Times

Strikingly vivid and sensitive ... Exquisitely told ... Dyer writes with simplicity and honesty ... This is a noble work about the vagaries of conscience, duty, loyalty, regret and forgiveness. I loved it! - Liz Smith, New York Social Diary

"Dyer's debut novel turns the kaleidoscope, retelling the tale of the unsinkable ship through a new lens...Dyer rekindles the suspense and outrage of the Titanic inquiry." - Kirkus

"Dyer's elegant, imaginative renderings captivate, and his expansive research including exclusive access to legal documents makes this colossal disaster newly enthralling" - Publishers Weekly

I completely loved The Midnight Watch; this is historical fiction at its best. David Dyer has a reporter's ear for story, a detective's nose for motive, and an artist's eye for detail. With this winning combination, he turns the sparse and contradictory record of why the nearby Californian did not go to the aid of the sinking Titanic into a gripping novel of flawed people, missed chances, and suspense. Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat

A fascinating novel. David Dyer has captured all the drama and emotion of the Titanic disaster from an intriguing new perspective. Clever, gripping and utterly compelling. Historical fiction at its very best. Hazel Gaynor, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home and A Memory of Violets

"In The Midnight Watch, David Dyer makes the story of the sinking of the Titanic brand new he even makes you wonder what will happen. This superb novel, the disaster we think we know, comes freshly alive through its unfamiliar point of view, and David Dyer's vivid eye for the right and telling detail." Peter Nichols, bestselling author of The Rocks

"The Midnight Watch opens fresh portals on a monumental event with all the tools of strong historical fiction: deep research, methodical recreations, and an array of memorable perspectives. Dyer proves why sometimes it takes fiction to answer history's question of "How could this happen?" A compelling read and a journey through this moment in time." Matthew Pearl, New York Times bestselling author of The Dante Club and The Last Bookaneer

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"[An] engrossing new novel... thoroughly faithful to the facts" - The New York Times Book Review

"A worthy addition to the groaning shelves of Titanic literature." - Financial Times

"Strikingly vivid and sensitive ... Exquisitely told ... Dyer writes with simplicity and honesty ... This is a noble work about the vagaries of conscience, duty, loyalty, regret and forgiveness. I loved it!" - Liz Smith, New York Social Diary

"Dyer's debut novel turns the kaleidoscope, retelling the tale of the unsinkable ship through a new lens...Dyer rekindles the suspense and outrage of the Titanic inquiry." - Kirkus

"Dyer's elegant, imaginative renderings captivate, and his expansive research--including exclusive access to legal documents--makes this colossal disaster newly enthralling" - Publishers Weekly

"I completely loved The Midnight Watch; this is historical fiction at its best. David Dyer has a reporter's ear for story, a detective's nose for motive, and an artist's eye for detail. With this winning combination, he turns the sparse and contradictory record of why the nearby Californian did not go to the aid of the sinking Titanic into a gripping novel of flawed people, missed chances, and suspense." --Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat

"A fascinating novel. David Dyer has captured all the drama and emotion of the Titanic disaster from an intriguing new perspective. Clever, gripping and utterly compelling. Historical fiction at its very best." --Hazel Gaynor, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home and A Memory of Violets

"In The Midnight Watch, David Dyer makes the story of the sinking of the Titanic brand new -->Hazel Gaynor, New York Times

Présentation de l'éditeur

On 15 April 1912 1,500 passengers on The Titanic drowned after it collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. The Midnight Watch is based on the true story of the SS Californian, a nearby steamship that could have picked up many of those freezing to death in the bitter ocean. But its crew failed to respond to the distress signals, and its captain refused to go to the stricken ship's aid. Told through the eyes of the Second Officer, wracked with guilt over the souls he could have saved, and a tormented investigative journalist on the trail of stories in the wake of the disaster, The Midnight Watch reimagines this unfathomable event to explore, inventively and disconcertingly, how easily individual personalities can influence events that lead to disaster.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1782397809
• ISBN 13: 9781782397809
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336