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Review of Titanic Survivor
By: Violet Jessop, Edited & Annotated by: John Maxtone-Graham
It is rare to find a memoir from the crew members of Titanic and it is even rarer to find one about someone who survived both Titanic and Britannica disasters. Violet tells not only about her experiences as a stewardess on Titanic and Britannica, but her life. She is Irish, but grew up in Argentina. Her first job was a governess, while her mother was the one working on ships, but Violet had to take her mother’s place when her father died. The family needed money and her mother could no longer do the job. She talks about being a governess and the pros and cons of being a stewardess on a ship. She has a love, hate with the job it seems. It allowed her to see the world and interact with a variety of people, but she would have to deal with rude passengers. She did say she liked the American passengers as they were nicer and kinder to her. Chapters aren’t that long and feels like she is just summing up what happened to her, but two chapters were devoted to her experience on Titanic. She describes the chaos and her emotions in detail during that time. On the Britannica she was a nurse during WWI and talks about that time, as well, in vivid detail. She talks about interactions with patients and in the editor’s notes it talks about how her niece said she was perfect for the job as a nurse, because she is good at taking care of others. She only has two chapters that focus on her romantic life having one great love this guy from Australia, Ted. I got the vibe the guy gave off was he was not good with committing and Violet gives the impression she never truly loved anybody else. The editor, Maxtone-Graham met her on a cruise and tells how she had a taken care of his mother and he gives notes. He also adds information she didn’t include and gives commentary on the things she says. Reading about a survivor who was crew member, but I wish she had devoted more time on Titanic. If you’re more interested in Titanic itself this might not be a satisfying.
By: Violet Jessop, Edited & Annotated by: John Maxtone-Graham
It is rare to find a memoir from the crew members of Titanic and it is even rarer to find one about someone who survived both Titanic and Britannica disasters. Violet tells not only about her experiences as a stewardess on Titanic and Britannica, but her life. She is Irish, but grew up in Argentina. Her first job was a governess, while her mother was the one working on ships, but Violet had to take her mother’s place when her father died. The family needed money and her mother could no longer do the job. She talks about being a governess and the pros and cons of being a stewardess on a ship. She has a love, hate with the job it seems. It allowed her to see the world and interact with a variety of people, but she would have to deal with rude passengers. She did say she liked the American passengers as they were nicer and kinder to her. Chapters aren’t that long and feels like she is just summing up what happened to her, but two chapters were devoted to her experience on Titanic. She describes the chaos and her emotions in detail during that time. On the Britannica she was a nurse during WWI and talks about that time, as well, in vivid detail. She talks about interactions with patients and in the editor’s notes it talks about how her niece said she was perfect for the job as a nurse, because she is good at taking care of others. She only has two chapters that focus on her romantic life having one great love this guy from Australia, Ted. I got the vibe the guy gave off was he was not good with committing and Violet gives the impression she never truly loved anybody else. The editor, Maxtone-Graham met her on a cruise and tells how she had a taken care of his mother and he gives notes. He also adds information she didn’t include and gives commentary on the things she says. Reading about a survivor who was crew member, but I wish she had devoted more time on Titanic. If you’re more interested in Titanic itself this might not be a satisfying.