Every Man For Himself

WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD PRIZE FOR FICTION 1996
WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS'' PRIZE 1997

''A narrative both sparkling and deep . . . the cost of raising [the Titanic] is prohibitive; Bainbridge does the next best thing'' Hilary Mantel

''Brilliant . . . do not miss this novel'' Daily Telegraph

''A moving, microcosmic portrait of an era''s bitter end'' The Times

For the four fraught, mysterious day...