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When the Dust Settles
- Author
- Lucy Easthope
- Narrator
- Lucy Easthope
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 31 March 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Economic and financial crises and disasters, Disaster control and fire protection law, Autobiography: historical, political and military
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
What to expect
When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a city floods or a pandemic begins, Lucy Easthope's phone starts to ring . . .
Lucy is a world-leading authority on recovering from disaster. She holds governments to account, supports survivors and helps communities to rebuild. She has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades, advising on everything from the 2004 tsunami and the 7/7 bombings to the Grenfell fire and the war in Ukraine. Lucy's job is to pick up the pieces and get us ready for what comes next.
When the Dust Settles takes us behind the police tape to government briefing rooms and scenes of chaos, looking back at the many losses and loves of a remarkable life and career. It tells us how we can all build back after disaster.
AS FEATURED ON THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PODCAST AND FULL DISCLOSURE WITH JAMES O'BRIEN
'A marvellous book' - Rev Richard Coles
'Amazing book by an amazing woman' - James O'Brien
'Riveting' - Telegraph
'Enthralling' - Observer
'Gripping' - Sunday Times
'An antidote to despair' - Daily Mirror
Critics Review
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Never less than reassuringly humane... She shows and tells and, vitally, cares.
Telegraph
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An unlikely superhero... this gripping memoir is full of compassion. A remarkable insight into the decisions involved in disaster planning.
Sunday Times
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Easthope, whether she knows it or not, is that rare thing, a genuine philosopher thinking through what she is actually doing in the mitigation of human suffering.
New Statesman
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The disasters recalled here often read like short stories, each of them filled with high drama, surreal twists and mysteries to be solved.
Guardian
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'A remarkable account...This should be a dark and depressing read; that it isn't, that it is ultimately hopeful and uplifting, is down to the utter human decency that the author represents'
Mail on Sunday
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An essential, uplifting read, brimming with humanity, humility and humour.
Sue Black
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An entirely unique vision of the human experience
Irish Times
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Candid, unsettling and darkly funny
Sunday Post
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Poignant, funny, analytical and profoundly humane
Perspective Magazine
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Dauntless and forthright
TLS
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Deeply humane, occasionally unsettling, and strangely uplifting
Irish Business Post
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A book of horror and hope, written with rare humanity.
John Sutherland
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When the Dust Settles taught me is that all experiences are of value... Easthope shows us how perfection and imperfection are woven together. Everything is flawed. Yet there is also hope despite the flaws.
Rachel Kelly
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Her sensitive and profoundly moral book explores how human beings can preserve their resilience and live with loss.
New Statesman
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Rewrites your perceptions of the disasters and wars of our lifetime with vivid details and vignettes... laced with humanity and decency. A literary memento which honours the messy truth of life.'
The Critic
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An inspiring memoir. Easthope advises, supports and helps to rebuild lives.
Yorkshire Post
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A riveting no-nonsense memoir that pulls back the curtains on your worst fears and shows you that someone, somewhere, will always truly care.
Jenny Colgan
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Outstanding... a graphic but deeply humane account of what drew her to take on such work, and how she steels herself to tackle the worst of human scenarios.
The Bookseller
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.5
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5.0 5.0
Absolutely brilliant. A rare combination of world leading expertise and uncompromising compassion and humanity. Might be the best book I've read all year.
Corrie 2024-11-10 -
5.0 4.0
An excellent book covering a world often not seen by many, and demonstrating the complexities and myriad nuances of planning and responding to disasters, particularly from a female perspective. Highly recommended.
sonicwinger 2024-07-30
Details
- Author
- Lucy Easthope
- Narrator
- Lucy Easthope
- Duration
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529358278
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Economic and financial crises and disasters, Disaster control and fire protection law, Autobiography: historical, political and military
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The thrilling, edge-of-your-seat true story of a life lived on the frontline of the world's worst disasters. When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a city floods or a pandemic begins, Lucy Easthope's phone starts to ring . . .Lucy is a world-leading authority on recovering from disaster. She holds governments to account, supports survivors and helps communities to rebuild. She has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades, advising on everything from the 2004 tsunami and the 7/7 bombings to the Grenfell fire and the war in Ukraine. Lucy's job is to pick up the pieces and get us ready for what comes next.When the Dust Settles takes us behind the police tape to government briefing rooms and scenes of chaos, looking back at the many losses and loves of a remarkable life and career. It tells us how we can all build back after disaster.AS FEATURED ON THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PODCAST AND FULL DISCLOSURE WITH JAMES O'BRIEN'A marvellous book' - Rev Richard Coles'Amazing book by an amazing woman' - James O'Brien'Riveting' - Telegraph'Enthralling' - Observer'Gripping' - Sunday Times'An antidote to despair' - Daily Mirror
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