In the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, a young
girl must come to terms with haunting memories from the
voyage.
It is May 1912, one month after the horrific sinking of the
Titanic, and twelve-year-old survivor Dorothy Wilton is
sent home from school in disgrace when she strikes another student.
Although she''s expelled, her sympathetic teacher encourages
Dorothy to write an account of her experience on the ship, with the
hopes that it will help Dorothy come to terms with her trauma.
And so begins a truly remarkable story, which reads like a time
capsule of the era: Dorothy writes about visiting her bohemian
grandparents in England before setting sail back home, the
luxurious rooms and cabins on board, a new friend she makes, and
the intriguing people they observe. However, amidst all of this
storytelling, a shadow lurks, a secret Dorothy is too traumatized
to acknowledge - a secret about her own actions on that fatal
night, which may have had deadly consequences.
Through young Dorothy''s eyes, award-winning writer Sarah Ellis
expertly takes a unique perspective on the Titanic
tragedy, exploring the concept of survivor''s guilt with
devastating honesty.