Wave in Bound Together

May 10, 2013 Diane S ☔ rated it liked it

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May 15, 2013 Irene rated it liked it

This is a memoir of grief. Sonali Deraniyagala was on vacation at a seaside resort in Sri Lanka with her husband, two sons, parents and best friend in December 2004 when the massive tsunami struck. She was the only survivor of that vacationing party. Sonali recounts the journey from horror of living, to terror of remembering, to fear of forgetting, from a refusal to speak, look, hear, touch to the need to tell, stare, listen, feel. This is a universal human account of struggling through overwhel ...more

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May 11, 2013 ☮Karen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: overdrive, nonfiction, nook

This very sad book was hard for me to read, but I appreciate Sonali sharing her grief with us following the loss of her husband, 2 sons, mother, and father in the 2004 tsunami while vacationing in Sri Lanka. She never wanted to be the sole survivor, losing her entire family, but who would? As the book progresses through the years that follow, she slowly learns how to deal with her grief in her way. I was glad that she gradually accepted that they were gone and then she could face it, but she wil ...more

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Oct 20, 2013 Martha☀ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction, biography, 5-stars, cultural, travel

This is a truly astounding book. In an instant, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ripped Sonali's entire family out of her grasp and left her completely alone. She describes the moment that she noticed a strangeness in the ocean on Boxing Day morning and walks us through the mad race to outrun the water with her family, all while trying to comprehend what was happening around her. That day, she lost her two young sons, her loving husband and both her parents and she continues to wonder why she was f ...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Bridget rated it it was amazing

This book is intense. I have a lot of respect for the author. I can't imagine writing a book like this after the tragedy that she encountered. It was difficult to get through because of the tragedy but it is a beautifully written story/account and it is worth reading. It will have you thinking about the love that you share with those dearest to you. ...more

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