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."e;Titanic Ashes resets the immense and famous tragedy on an intimate scale, interlaced with family loyalties and individual memories."e; -- The Telegram"e;Butler covers a lot of ground in a short space, and the flashbacks are vivid and well executed."e; -- Quill & Quire"e;With surprising conclusions for all, this gem of a novel is sure to please those looking to expand on what came after"e; -- Historical Novels Review
