Paul Butler

A Halifax Chronicle Herald BestsellerIn 1925, in a London restaurant, J. Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line, has a quiet dinner with his daughter Evelyn. Through the extravagant foliage of the dining room, a young woman watches. Like Ismay, Miranda Grimsden was a passenger on board the ill-fated Titanic that terrible night in April 1912. Fuelled by simmering emotions, Ismay, Evelyn, and Miranda take a backwards journey through the thirteen intervening years to confront issues of cowardice, spite, and revenge, and to dare themselves to exorcise the spectre of the past."Titanic Ashes resets the immense and famous tragedy on an intimate scale, interlaced with family loyalties and individual memories." -- The Telegram"Butler covers a lot of ground in a short space, and the flashbacks are vivid and well executed." -- Quill & Quire"With surprising conclusions for all, this gem of a novel is sure to please those looking to expand on what came after" -- Historical Novels Review