Author: | Terri Severin | ISBN: | 9780979606236 |
Publisher: | North Cross Press LLC | Publication: | January 19, 2013 |
Imprint: | North Cross Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Terri Severin |
ISBN: | 9780979606236 |
Publisher: | North Cross Press LLC |
Publication: | January 19, 2013 |
Imprint: | North Cross Press |
Language: | English |
This expanded eBook edition of In the Wake of the Storm includes new reflections by the author, media coverage and photographs that invite the reader to relive an event that shattered lives and shook the entire aviation industry. This true story of love, loss, resilience, and recovery stirs every emotion.
In one of life’s unfathomable twists, on Halloween of 1994, a turboprop plane bound for Chicago crashed outside the small town of Roselawn, Indiana. All sixty-eight people aboard perished, including author Terri Severin’s sister, Patty, and her nephew, Patrick. This tragedy created a ripple effect that grew to have worldwide repercussions.
In the Wake of the Storm is a spellbinding account of how the surviving families, broken down by shock and grief, found the strength to take a stance against a flawed and calculating airline industry to effect change through advocacy.
• Discover why National Geographic has called this crash “one of the most important accidents in aviation history.”
• Go behind the scenes and experience the unimaginable aftermath with a surviving family member.
• Learn of the origin and global impact of the landmark Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996.
It is a universal story of how the best within us rises up when the worst befalls us. Terri also shares inexplicable occurrences that invite the reader to explore the existence of an expanded world beyond what we can see and touch.
A Finalist for the 2010 national Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing, it has drawn the attention of both the print and broadcast media.
In the Wake of the Storm offers a wide range of topics for discussion groups, including those on grief and recovery, disaster response training, citizen advocacy, self-help, spirituality, and book clubs in general.
More details can be found at www.inthewakeofthestorm.com.
This expanded eBook edition of In the Wake of the Storm includes new reflections by the author, media coverage and photographs that invite the reader to relive an event that shattered lives and shook the entire aviation industry. This true story of love, loss, resilience, and recovery stirs every emotion.
In one of life’s unfathomable twists, on Halloween of 1994, a turboprop plane bound for Chicago crashed outside the small town of Roselawn, Indiana. All sixty-eight people aboard perished, including author Terri Severin’s sister, Patty, and her nephew, Patrick. This tragedy created a ripple effect that grew to have worldwide repercussions.
In the Wake of the Storm is a spellbinding account of how the surviving families, broken down by shock and grief, found the strength to take a stance against a flawed and calculating airline industry to effect change through advocacy.
• Discover why National Geographic has called this crash “one of the most important accidents in aviation history.”
• Go behind the scenes and experience the unimaginable aftermath with a surviving family member.
• Learn of the origin and global impact of the landmark Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996.
It is a universal story of how the best within us rises up when the worst befalls us. Terri also shares inexplicable occurrences that invite the reader to explore the existence of an expanded world beyond what we can see and touch.
A Finalist for the 2010 national Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing, it has drawn the attention of both the print and broadcast media.
In the Wake of the Storm offers a wide range of topics for discussion groups, including those on grief and recovery, disaster response training, citizen advocacy, self-help, spirituality, and book clubs in general.
More details can be found at www.inthewakeofthestorm.com.