shnikki_reads 's review for:

Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters by Violet Jessop

5.0

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My heart.

Violet Jessop was a truly amazing woman. She went through so much even before she survived both theTitanic and Britannic sinkings.

Her story went in depth on who she was as a human being and that really puts the whole thing in perspective. You always hear how many people were on the Titanic, but you don't always associate that number with human lives and everything they went through.

Violet went through numerous illnesses as a child, heartbreak as an adult, and powered through it all working in a field where you aren't always considered human. According to Violet, the Americans passengers she worked with always treated her like a human being rather than just a servant and I did find that interesting.

Here's something that I found both interesting and annoying. Things haven't really changed since then and that's really sad.

If you are a history buff or just love reading about the Titanic, pick this up.