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| Pop-up book club: Wave - day one | Pop-up book club: Wave - day one |
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| The Guardian will host a pop-up book club discussion of Sonali Deraniyagala's new book Wave on Monday, March 18 at 1pm. Previously we discussed Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. | |
| "I thought nothing of it at first," writes Sonali Deraniyagala in the opening sentence of Wave. The book explores the tsunami that crashed ashore on the southern coast of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, killing over quarter of a million people, including Deraniyagala's parents, husband and two young sons. | "I thought nothing of it at first," writes Sonali Deraniyagala in the opening sentence of Wave. The book explores the tsunami that crashed ashore on the southern coast of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, killing over quarter of a million people, including Deraniyagala's parents, husband and two young sons. |
| Deraniyagala was with them, and only survived by forcing herself to cling to the branch of a tree. She tells the story of the tsunami in graphic detail and describes her physical and emotional journey since then in precise but harrowing prose. | Deraniyagala was with them, and only survived by forcing herself to cling to the branch of a tree. She tells the story of the tsunami in graphic detail and describes her physical and emotional journey since then in precise but harrowing prose. |
| If you haven't read the book yet, don't worry. It's not long, and it'll grip you from the start. | If you haven't read the book yet, don't worry. It's not long, and it'll grip you from the start. |
| Some questions to consider: | Some questions to consider: |
| This is a book that deals with enormous loss. Does it cause you to re-evaluate your own losses? | This is a book that deals with enormous loss. Does it cause you to re-evaluate your own losses? |
| Life is about letting go. Do you think that statement is true? | Life is about letting go. Do you think that statement is true? |
| The language of the book is beautifully precise. But it can be a hard book to describe. What words would you use? | The language of the book is beautifully precise. But it can be a hard book to describe. What words would you use? |
| How to join the discussion | How to join the discussion |
| Please join us Monday at 1pm ET. We'd love to hear your thoughts and reactions, and we'll discuss Wave using the #waveclub hashtag on Twitter. You can also add to the discussion in the comments below. | Please join us Monday at 1pm ET. We'd love to hear your thoughts and reactions, and we'll discuss Wave using the #waveclub hashtag on Twitter. You can also add to the discussion in the comments below. |
| This post was updated to reflect the cancellation of a two day discussion. |