Every Man for Himself - Hardcover

Bainbridge, Beryl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786703490 ISBN 13: 9780786703494

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1996

Synopsis

Recapturing the four crucial days prior to the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of fifteen hundred lives, this story is told from the perspective of Morgan, the American nephew of the owner of the shipping line, and reveals how his destiny is linked to other passengers. 45,000 first printing. $45,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

After taking on the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in her previous book, Birthday Boys, Bainbridge tackles a much larger 1912 disaster: the sinking of the Titanic. The narrator, a 22-year-old named Morgan, brushes up against real-life victims such as John James Astor early in the voyage, while falling in love with the beautiful and unobtainable Wallis Ellery. The deadly maiden voyage of the world's largest ocean liner becomes a journey of self-discovery in this portentous, postmodern work, shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize.

Review:

“Kerry Shale, surely one of the most versatile of voices, brings all the pensive wit of the text to the fore.”
Irish Times 3/5/97

“This is one of those rare literary events that can be unequivocally recommended with confidence to any reader or listener. Kerry Shale reads brilliantly, adding another to his growing list of audiobook triumphs.”
Oxford Times 21/2/97

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0786703490
• ISBN 13: 9780786703494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 224