{"product_id":"titanic-survivor","title":"Titanic Survivor","description":"Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became the breadwinner for her widowed mother and five siblings when she commenced a career as a stewardess and nurse on some of the most famous ocean-going vessels of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout her 40 year time at sea she survived an unbelievable series of events including the sinking of the TITANIC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats, a long wail and then silence and our tiny craft tossing about at the mercy of the ice field. For most people one sinking would be enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut four years later Violet, now a nurse with the British Red Cross, was on board the World War I hospital ship BRITANNIC when it struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Aegean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo her, this disaster was even more horrifying--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e:Just as life seeming nothing but a whirling, choking ache, I rose to the light of day, my nose barely above the little lapping waves. I opened my eyes on an indescribable scene of slaughter, which made me shut them again to keep it out.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of her story we have a met a woman who could handle whatever life threw at her with determination and good humor. She knew that only by her own strength of character would she survive. But Titanic Survivor is much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique autobiography for those who want to know how it really felt, a story that could be told only by a Titanic Survivor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Violet Jessop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback: 238 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P8815P\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52954807697772,"sku":"P8815P","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Titanic-survivor-e1742784424809.webp?v=1764753807","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/titanic-survivor","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}