This was a book I got in my last Fopp run, a couple of years ago at this point. Prices had gone up a wee bit (it was then 2 books for £7), but most of all I think by then I had read all the books that had been remaindered in the UK. Perhaps I should go back and check if the stock has changed much in recent times.
I am yet to read a Bainbridge novel that I didn't like; though I've probably written that before. This felt like a slightly longer read than most, and the setting (the sitting Titanic) definitely felt different from most of her other novels.
After reading it I mentioned it to someone who loves all things Titanic and proceeded to sneer at novels on the topic as the real story is itself so fascinating. Needless to say, I disagree. Not so much in post-modern terms (what's a real story?), but mostly because this is a good book, full stop.
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