Simply Islington is a fictional memoir about the chairman of the White Star Line J. Bruce Ismay. This fictional memoir tells the life and career of a gentleman who was often misunderstood by society, friends and family. This memoir tells his rise from his childhood in Liverpool to junior partner of the White Star Line to his succession as chairman of his father's firm. This memoir also tells the story of the conception of the most famous steamships of the early 20th century, the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic and the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic and his contentious survival before the world and his older years before retirement. Readers will truly get to understand and experience the spirit of a man who was often shy and reserved but deeply compassionate and caring towards the people he truly trusted.