Spirit of the Titanic

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Review

“I was captivated by the writing and I couldn’t put it down … The book is beautifully produced – the cover making it look like an artefact from the time with delicate illustration and patterned design by Dave Hopkins while Emma Byrne reproduces tickets, — NI4Kids

“It is obviously a challenge to be able to make vivid and compelling a story whose ending we all know but Pierce manages this … writing is entirely captivating, the detail fascinating and the terror real.” — NI4Kids

“an impressive debut … the world of the yard is well-realised and the stylistic leap of having this character die within the novel”s opening pages is brave and clever” — NI4Kids

“It teems with historical characters and is the result of prodigious research into their final fates.” — Verbal Magazine

“A stunning debut from a talented local … beautifully written, exciting book” — Verbal Magazine

“I certainly shed a tear at the end … Beautifully handled…beautifully written …I enjoyed it very, very much.” — BBC Radio Ulster”s Arts Extra

“I’m particularly excited to read Spirit of the Titanic, as I’m really interested in the Titanic and everything to do with it.” — Wondrous Reads, BBC Radio Ulster”s Arts Extra

“I would not mind betting that readers in Northern Ireland having read this story, will make their way to Belfast City Cemetery to see the unmarked grave of one Samuel Joseph Scott, which is part of the official tour. A ghostly Sam is on the cover of “his — Books for Keeps

“this familiar story does not fail to grip the reader … The notes (at the end) make the story even more alive, as they tell of the lives, after the rescue, of several of the real-life characters in the story.” — Books for Keeps

About the Author

Tallaght-born Nicola Pierce is a writer, living in Drogheda.