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That Fatal Night: The Titanic Diary Of Dorothy Wilton (2000)

by Sarah Ellis(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0545980739 (ISBN13: 9780545980739)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

review 1: Despite issues of guilt and post-traumatic stress, That Fatal Night is not a heavy or traumatic read. Dorothy has a lot of pluck and Ellis has done an excellent job of recreating the diary of a girl who never intended her words to be read. She is honest about the people she likes and doesn’t like and never minces words, the effect of which is laugh out loud funny. Dorothy has a keen eye for detail and brings the Titanic to life for the reader, mentioning how the photographs in the paper cannot capture “the smells.” The tone reminded me a little bit of a Budge Wilson short story called “My War” about a girl living in Halifax during WWII who just can’t get enough of the excitement and the drama until tragedy comes into her life and she has a change of heart. Bot... moreh this story and Ellis’ novel capture the horrors and loneliness of trauma in addition to the burden of other people’s reactions to your trauma.Dear Canada fans and lovers of Titanic literature will welcome this addition to the canon. As always in this series, a historical note is included in the back for fact lovers. All in all, a very welcome addition to the Dear Canada family and one of Sarah Ellis’ best novels.
review 2: That Fatal Night is a book about a Titanic survivor trying to realize what happened to herself by writing in a diary. It is particularly hard for her because she thinks that it's her fault that her mistress got left behind and drowned. She writes many things including her life before and during the Titanic and how life changing it was. It was very well told and gave you lots of details about the Titanic. I would recommend the book to anyone, especially people who are interested in learning more about the Titanic. Enjoy! :) less

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