{"product_id":"wave-a-memoir-9780345804310","title":"Wave: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eOne woman's searing account of losing her entire family in a tsunami. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most exceptional book about grief I've ever read.... As unsparing as they come, but also defiantly flooded with light.... Extraordinary.\" --Cheryl Strayed, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2004, at a beach resort on the coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala and her family--parents, husband, sons--were swept away by a tsunami. Only Sonali survived to tell their tale. This is her account of the nearly incomprehensible event and its aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSONALI DERANIYAGALA teaches in the Department of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She is currently a visiting research scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, New York, working on issues of economic development, including post-disaster recovery.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668966084882,"sku":"9780345804310","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eef302c5-0d82-4050-9339-fcfb9e6fba35.jpg?v=1733753784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wave-a-memoir-9780345804310","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}