To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the song and tragic story behind It Is Well with My Soul, a new version of the popular book It Is Well with My Soul: from tragedy to trust has been published.
The book is written by Australian creative producer D P K Maegraith and could be adapted into a film in 2024.
In the early hours of 22 November 1873, passenger ship Ville du Havre collided with the British iron clipper, Loch Earn and sank in 12 minutes with the loss of 226 lives.
Among those on board were Annie, Maggie, Bessie and Tanetta Spafford, and their mother Anna. In the chaos of the collision, all passengers were thrown into the icy waters, and the four girls drowned. Their mother somehow clinged to driftwood and was rescued.
The book is out now
