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Walter Lord

    October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002

    Walter Lord was an American author celebrated for his documentary-style non-fiction, most notably chronicling the sinking of the RMS Titanic. His narrative approach was characterized by meticulous research and immersive storytelling, drawing readers directly into historical events. Lord's method of presenting non-fiction laid groundwork for contemporary historical accounts, and his works continue to resonate with audiences for their vividness and accuracy. He explored human experiences during moments of crisis, highlighting often-overlooked details.

    Walter Lord
    The Garden Party
    Hold Your Breath
    A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
    The Miracle of Dunkirk
    A Night to Remember
    A Night to Remember - Illustrated Edition
    • First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic 's fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival. Wives beseeched husbands to join them in lifeboats; gentlemen went taut-lipped to their deaths in full evening dress; and hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped below decks, sought help in vain.

      A Night to Remember - Illustrated Edition
      4.0
    • A Night to Remember

      • 209 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      She was the world's biggest-ever ship. A luurious miracle of twentieth-century technology, the Titanic was equipped with the most ingenious safety devices of the time. Yet on a moonlit night in 1912, the "unsinkable" Titanic raced across the glassy Atlantic on her maiden voyage, with only twenty lifeboats for 2,207 passengers. A Night to Remember is the gut-wrenching, minute-by-minute account of her fatal collision with an iceberg and how the resulting tragedy brought out the best and worst in human nature. Some gave their lives for others, some fought like animals for survival. Wives beseeched husbands to join them in the boats; gentlemen went taut-lipped to their deaths in full evening dress; hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped belowdecks, sought help in vain. From the first distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for hours in freezing waters, here is the legendary disaster relieved by the few who survived and can never forget the many who did not.

      A Night to Remember
      4.2
    • Hold Your Breath

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise... 'Exceptional' A.J. Finn 'A smart thriller' Gillian McAllister 'Creepy, absorbing and unnerving' T.M. Logan

      Hold Your Breath
      3.5
    • The Garden Party

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Saltburn meets Agatha Christie in the party of the summer. ‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn 'Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ Gillian McAllister

      The Garden Party
      3.5
    • The Woman on the Pier

      • 387 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      'Immensely gripping ... Stayed up till past 2am to finish this' Sophie Hannah on The Sunday Times bestseller The Dinner Guest

      The Woman on the Pier
      3.3
    • The Locked Attic

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      'Charged with darkness and plotted with watchmaker precision.' A. J. Finn 'Such an achievement' Susan Lewis 'Compulsively readable' Greg Buchanan 'Sinister, a just-one-more-page thriller' Chris Whitaker 'Compelling' Cara Hunter

      The Locked Attic
      3.2