When the Dust Settles
Title | When the Dust Settles PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Easthope |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2022-03-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1529358264 |
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TELEGRAPH AND THE NEW STATESMAN "A marvellous book" Rev Richard Coles "Gripping... filled with compassion." Sunday Times "Remarkable... hopeful and uplifting." Mail on Sunday "An antidote to despair" Daily Mirror "Enthralling... vivid and humane" Observer "Exemplary" New Statesman When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a city floods or a pandemic begins, Lucy Easthope's phone starts to ring. Lucy is a world-leading authority on recovering from disaster. She holds governments to account, supports survivors and helps communities to rebuild. She has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades, advising on everything from the 2004 tsunami and the 7/7 bombings to the Grenfell fire and the war in Ukraine. Lucy's job is to pick up the pieces and get us ready for what comes next. Lucy takes us behind the police tape to scenes of chaos, and into government briefing rooms where confusion can reign. She also looks back at the many losses and loves of her life and career, and tells us how we can all build back after disaster. When the Dust Settles lifts us up, showing that humanity, hope and humour can - and must - be found on the darkest days.
Till the Dust Settles
Title | Till the Dust Settles PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Young |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2017-07-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1913682099 |
“An enthralling narrative of shifting identity juxtaposed with New York in crisis…a wickedly unnerving thriller.”—Caro Ramsay, author of Absolution Lucie married young. Her husband has become abusive, controlling and violent. Having lost everything as a result of the marriage, Lucie decides it is time to walk away. As she leaves the house on the morning of September 11, heading to a job interview at the World Trade Center and the promise of a new life, the unthinkable happens. On a street in New York, choking on the dust, Lucie stumbles upon an unexpected opportunity to start anew. She thought the grass would be greener, but beginning again is never that simple. And what lies ahead may be even more deadly than what she left behind…
When the Dust Settled
Title | When the Dust Settled PDF eBook |
Author | Small Press, The |
Publisher | |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 2011-07 |
Genre | Ranch life |
ISBN | 9781612547626 |
When the Dust Settles
Title | When the Dust Settles PDF eBook |
Author | R Cook |
Publisher | HarperCollins Australia |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2013-08-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0730499960 |
The inspiring bestselling story of Northern Territory cattleman Rob Cook's journey back to life after a catastrophic helicopter accident that left him paralysed. When third generation Northern territory cattleman Rob Cook set out on a routine mustering job in a chopper it was a day in the outback like any other, but when the chopper suddenly fell out of the sky, smashing into the ground, it was the day that changed everything. this one-time professional bull-rider had been in scrapes before - he had miraculously walked away from a previous crash in his beloved Gyro, but this time it was different. this time there was no walking away. Seven hours later he was rescued from the wreck on one of Australia's most remote cattle stations, Suplejack Downs Station, and his journey back to life, his young family and the way of life he loved had only just begun. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES is the extraordinary story of cattleman Rob Cook's journey back to life from a catastrophic helicopter accident that left him paralysed - it is also the story of Suplejack Downs Station and one of Australia's most remarkable and resilient bush dynasties.
When the Fairy Dust Settles
Title | When the Fairy Dust Settles PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Parshall |
Publisher | FaithWords |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2007-07-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0446507059 |
Radio show host Janet Parshall teams up with her daughter to answer common questions germane to daily Christian living.
The Dust Never Settles
Title | The Dust Never Settles PDF eBook |
Author | Karina Lickorish Quinn |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 435 |
Release | 2021-10-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 086154045X |
'A breath-taking writer of singular voice' Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution 'I have seen ghosts. They will not rest. The whispers of the past are all around...' Sweeping from the bustling beaches of contemporary Lima to local ceviche bars crammed with fishermen, music and folklore; from the rise and fall of the Inca Empire to a civil war that will devastate a nation, The Dust Never Settles is a love letter to Peru. And running through it all, like the warm smell of orange blossom she remembers from her childhood, is Anaïs, who has returned to the country she loves after seven years abroad. Her beloved grandparents have passed away, and the time has come for her to sell the 'yellow house on the hill'. As Anaïs prepares to say a final goodbye, she is haunted by memories. Dark truths of previous generations are hidden behind these crumbling walls – secrets that threaten to overwhelm her...
After the Dust Settles
Title | After the Dust Settles PDF eBook |
Author | E. J. Astorga |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2016-09-30 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781945102080 |
After a disaster strikes, causing untold devastation for miles in the city, the lives of the people are pushed out into a chaotic world where two unlikely strangers collide. Both try to make sense of what is happening, as they uncover a secret that will change everything they've known and uncover what is hidden in the darkness of the dust. What is happening here? What's that strange shadow lurking in the corner? What will happen when the dust finally settles?