
Wave
A Memoir
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Hannah Curtis
On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She has written an engrossing, unsentimental, beautifully poised account: as she struggles through the first months following the tragedy, furiously clenched against a reality that she cannot face and cannot deny; and then, over the ensuing years, as she emerges reluctantly, slowly allowing her memory to take her back through the rich and joyous life she’s mourning, from her family’s home in London, to the birth of her children, to the year she met her English husband at Cambridge, to her childhood in Colombo; all the while learning the difficult balance between the almost unbearable reminders of her loss and the need to keep her family, somehow, still alive within her.
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What was one of the most memorable moments of Wave?
Although we all know it logically, Wave reminds us of how quickly life can change.Unremitting grief.
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Heart wrenching yet so authentic
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Exquisite story of loss and acceptance
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Survived
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Beautifully written heartrending tale
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I lost my only child & found this book helpful
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What did you love best about Wave?
Simple, declarative prose. The lector had a lovely, warm, wonderful voice, perfect for the task.Any additional comments?
Difficult, painful account of recovering from the loss of closest family, children, parents, spouse. The experience of coming to terms with the places and ephemera associated with their lives. To flinch and turn away? And thereby continue a clenched life? or find a way to coexist and maybe tentatively embrace the visual and audible and gustatory reminders?A very brave account.
Not easy to tear myself away.
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A memoir of great emotional depth
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