hotskeletonwinter 's review for:

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

5.0

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On the of morning of December 26th, at 7:58a in Sri Lanka, Sonali’s life changed forever. This is a memoir of the tragic, horrific events of that day—and her grief journey from the moment she realized her family did not survive the tsunami wave that morning. Grief knows no bounds and too often we push it away instead of facing it. It doesn’t go away; you just make room for it. The author discusses the moment she saw the wave, her moments in the water, and every emotion she felt after. Fear, anger, guilt, love, despair. She tells her story here in a way that only she can. Gripping and powerful. I especially loved how she brought up her food memories with her family near the end of the book. Food has such a unique way of binding our memories together with those we have loved.