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Wave

a Memoir
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Apr 19, 2023lotus_2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What an incredible story of human survival under the most unthinkable circumstances. I am only half-way through the book (in one sitting), and it leaves me breathless. I don't think anyone's life can ever be the same after reading this…
Oct 12, 2021Cidherman rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
WAVE tells the heartbreaking story of the grief experienced by a woman who lost her husband, her mother, her father, and her only two children, suddenly and unexpectedly on December 26, 1994, when the catastrophic tsunami engulfed Sri…
Nov 03, 2019ArapahoeTina rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Painful and poignant, this story will break over you like a wave.
Jun 06, 2018catslib rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the most incredible true story I've ever heard. I actually did "hear" it because I downloaded the audio book. I highly recommend this over reading it because it's just like having the author sitting right there (although it's not…
Jun 28, 2017
This book will break your heart.
May 15, 2017BeckyR21 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Difficult to read at times. So tragic. The depth of her pain was really difficult to get through, but as she began to recover the tone of the book changed. I cannot imagine surviving, let alone writing a book about it. Best wishes to her.
Jan 04, 2017altybiz rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The parts about what the author experienced during the tsunami really held my interest. Most of the book was about flashbacks to memories with her husband and kids that were too difficult for her to internalize. While I sympathize with…
dairyqueen
Mar 13, 2015dairyqueen rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Personal narrative from a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Very thought provoking.
dairyqueen
Mar 13, 2015dairyqueen rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Personal narrative from a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Very thought provoking.
Jan 13, 2014JCLRachelSH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sonali Deraniyagala was vacationing with her family in Sri Lanka's Yala National Park on Christmas, 2004, when the deadliest tsunami in history killed her parents, husband, and two young sons in a single instant. It's a story so…
Jan 08, 2014suzannehb rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book is haunting. It has been said that time heals all wounds, and indeed, for this woman, time did begin to heal her wounds. But the loss, and that process, is the stuff of a real-life, hell on earth. I'm glad I read it because I…
Jul 27, 2013
Wave is a courageous and difficult memoir that follows the author in the months and years following the tsunami that his Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004. She captures her agonizing desperation as her world fractures and explodes with the…
T_J_W
Jul 13, 2013T_J_W rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An amazing personal account of dealing with great loss and the long, slow process of coming to grips with tragedy. She shows us how she gradually was able to face her new life and the changes that she was forced / able to make to survive.…
May 21, 2013
"On December 26, 2004 a powerful tsunami sped across the Indian Ocean, sweeping away everything along the shore in several countries that border the sea and taking the lives of 250,000 people – both vacationers and residents. At the time,…
May 10, 2013
This is a riveting read that will stay with you long after you finish it. Sonali's strength and ability to pen such a stark and honest memoir of loss is truly remarkable. It is candid, sad, and true - and it is worth reading.
Apr 21, 2013
Remarkable read..... such courage and strength to carry on.