I'm on Ch. 9. It's a quick read, and I like the author's writing style. I don't want to give away anything except that I'm so impressed by Captain Rostron. What a hero!

I am starting it or in the middle. We all know the story of the Titanic, is nice to see the other side. I am enjoying the story so far.

I’m curious which perspective everyone is enjoying more. For me, it’s the Carpathia because, like Hasty said, I already know the Titanic story.

I enjoyed this book and finished it last night.

The perspective I liked best was the Carpathia captain. He was written to be the hero. And the "Marconi" operator, now that man was also a hero.

The physical and emotional pain the survivors went through is really distressing.

And think about it -- they sinking of the Titanic was over one hundred years ago!

I finished today and give it 5 stars! Thanks for recommending it, Tired. There were so many heroic people, and I am surprised that Captain R. made so many good decisions.

At times, I reflected on questions of morality and also religion.

"Hope" was one of the themes that stood out to me. Captain R. told Dean to fire rockets and said, "We must give them some hope." What an amazing man!

I'm curious what others think about the title and the role of the "brilliant night" and "stars" mentioned in the book. The author did a great job with setting. I, also, enjoyed many of her phrases, such as "(He) exhaled the weight of a full day's work..." and "New York had faded into the distance the night before."

The picture of Captain R differed greatly from the pic in my head.

I wonder...how would it be handled if it happened today? I, also, wonder why this story has been left out of the Titanic narrative all these years.

According to the book jacket, Connolly has authored over 2 dozen novels. I'll have to investigate. :)

On the subject of ocean liners, I recommend Maiden Voyages by Sian Evans. It explores how women's lives, as passengers and workers, were transformed by ocean liner travel between Europe and N. America. It sparked a lot of questions!

Thanks for the book recommendation, Gr8ful1. I will look for it.

The thing about the sky and stars was how the night sky looked while they were cruising to the site of the Titanic and then pulling up the recovered people and life boats. One or two of the characters mentioned the beautiful night sky but I can't remember more than that. I just read it and thought, oh this is the title reference.

When I read those descriptions of the sky, I wondered if it was just to show contrast with what was happening/about to happen or something more.

I just finished Albom’s Have a Little Faith. It’s great for readers who have religious beliefs.

A friend is reading The Frozen River, based on a real heroine. Sounds good - I’m adding it to my list.