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Linda Westendorp - Run From the Water
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The next day their paradise is hit by one of the biggest disasters in recent history, killing 230,000 people. The merry ‘Team Phuket’ instantly transforms into an untrained emergency battalion at the bizarre battlefield left behind by the sea. They rescue guests, search for missing people, and inform relatives of terrible news. They quickly learn that there is a thin line between life and death which isn’t very clear at all. And that a disaster will bring out the best and worst in people. One tourist takes care of dozens of injured people, and on the same spot another demands a refund for their ‘inconveniences’.
They support each other during that insane week to prevent personal meltdowns. The disaster will for always bind them. When the group gets back together again after many years, they realize that they can only truly speak with one another about the horrendous days after the tsunami.
One of them, Linda, documents everything the group experienced. Run From the Water is a immersive story about life and death, giving and taking, friendship and loss.
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Published in December 2021 | Paperback | 240 pages | ca. 78,000 words
Full German translation available
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Linda Westendorp was born in the Netherlands but has been living in Granada, Spain, since 2012. She studied Tourism, went on various international adventures and finally settled in the south of Spain. She has lived in over ten different countries and is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and German. She is currently writing her second book.
‘A gripping story, both personal and universal. About such a disaster and how people can deal with it. And autobiographical report with reflection. Easy to read, immersive, written for a large audience, and valuable too as a historical source.’
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Prologue: Boxing Day 2017, the Netherlands
Chapter 1: Christmas Eve 2004, Thailand
Chapter 2: Boxing Day, day of the tsunami (morning)
Chapter 3: Boxing Day, day of the tsunami (afternoon)
Chapter 4: First day after the tsunami
Chapter 5: Second day after the tsunami
Chapter 6: Third day after the tsunami
Chapter 7: Fourth day after the tsunami
Chapter 8: Fifth day after the tsunami
Chapter 9: Henry, sixth day after the tsunami
Chapter 10: Boxing Day 2017, the Netherlands
Chapter 11: ‘Third’ Christmas Day 2017, Spain
Chapter 12: October 2018, reunion in Budapest
Epilogue: Four years later