Rescuing Titanic

Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the Titanic . This dramatic and  visually-immersive story was meticulously researched by astonishing debut talent Flora Delargy, whose own grandfather worked in the shipyard where Titanic was built.

Best Picture Books – ‘ [a] visual feast… Delargy brilliantly condenses the history of both vessels and the key characters involved for a junior-age audience. […] exquisite artwork […] A triumphant debut — Delargy's style is as clear and confident as any of the major names simultaneously hitting the shelves. '

Best Picture Books – ‘ A tour de force – a gripping account [..] told via spare, well-judged text and delicate but powerful illustrations. Vignettes of crew and passengers evoke both individual stories and the scale of the tragedy.'

Best Children's Books - ' I don’t often cry while reading non-fiction, but this powerful story, beautifully told, brought me to tears. A must for fact fans of all ages and already one of my books of the year.'

One to Watch – ' Delargy creates a real sense of human drama in her exquisite illustrations and beautifully detailed vignettes, while chronicling the by-the-minute details of what happened on that fateful night.’


A ‘remarkable debut…celebrating the best of humanity while also sensitively acknowledging the heartbreak and suffering caused on that fateful night.’

‘Stunning artwork and evocative storytelling combine to show a lesser-told side to the Titanic tragedy.’

"Highly recommended for upper junior and lower secondary-aged students as a history book and for anyone over eight as a really enjoyable read.”

‘Other exceptional nonfiction works came in the form of Flora Delargy’s graphic novel-esque Rescuing Titanic (Wide Eyed), a stunning debut about the supposedly unsinkable liner.’


‘Packed with fascinating detail, this beautifully illustrated non-fiction book looks at the Titanic disaster from a new angle’

Flora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Belfast. She has a master’s degree in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2019, she was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Her first book Rescuing Titanic has been translated into 6 languages and was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal in 2023.