Wave: A Memoir -- Sonali Deraniyagala, Paperback

One of The New York Times's 10 Best Books of the Year, a Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction Book, a Newsday Top 10 Books pick, a People magazine Top 10 pick, a Good Reads Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book

A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

In 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.

Author: Sonali Deraniyagala
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 12/31/2013
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780345804310

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/26/2014 pg. 28

About the Author
Sonali 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.