Everything you need to understand or teach The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith.
In Jennifer E. Smith's novel The Unsinkable Greta James, Greta James's musical career begins to plateau after she suffers an emotional breakdown on stage following her mother Helen's sudden death. In the wake of Helen's passing, Greta's brother urges her to take a cruise to Alaska with their father Conrad. Because Greta has a historically fraught relationship with Conrad, she is reluctant. Over the course of the eight days she spends on board the Escape cruise ship, Greta is forced to confront the depth of her sorrow, grief, loneliness, and longing. The novel explores themes including entrapment and escape, grief and loss, and healing and renewal.
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