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The tsunami struck suddenly the day after christmas. In 2004, sonali deraniyagala along with her husband, economist stephen lissenburgh their seven year old son, vikram, and five year old son, nikhil, or malli which means little brother in sinhala, a nickname given by vik had journeyed to her native sri lanka for christmas holidays. A memoir of life after the tsunami by sonali deraniyagala epub. Review of wave by sonali deraniyagala audio andrew b lang. Mar 06, 20 its a sentence that may spin in your mind while you read the opening pages of wave, sonali deraniyagalas devastating new memoir. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Its almost inconceivable that a memoir of such exquisite beauty could arise from an event as. While on vacation at sri lankas yala national park in december 2004, she lost her two sons, her husband, and her parents in the indian ocean tsunami. Why must choose the headache one if there is very easy. Sonali deraniyagala tells her story the loss of her two boys, her husband, and her parents without artifice or sentimentality. This book content can easy access on pc, tablet or iphone. The suddenness of the disaster and the horror of losing her family is described in raw emotion. Wave isbn 9780307962690 pdf epub sonali deraniyagala.
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