Description
When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a flood comes, or a pandemic breaks out, her phone rings.
Lucy is among the leading global experts in disaster response – she helped, for example, after the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, during the terrorist attacks in the London Underground in 2005, after the Grenfell Tower fire, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. She advises ministers, assists affected communities, and works to ensure we are better prepared next time.
Her narrative takes readers into the world behind police tape, to scenes of indescribable tragedies, among the families of the bereaved, and to government crisis briefings. She introduces us to what happens afterward – when the dust settles on the ruins – and shows what is needed for affected communities to gradually return to normal life.
In her powerful and moving memoir, the author connects experiences from her profession with her own life story, managing to find humanity, humor, and hope where many would see only despair.
Lucy is among the leading global experts in disaster response – she helped, for example, after the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, during the terrorist attacks in the London Underground in 2005, after the Grenfell Tower fire, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. She advises ministers, assists affected communities, and works to ensure we are better prepared next time.
Her narrative takes readers into the world behind police tape, to scenes of indescribable tragedies, among the families of the bereaved, and to government crisis briefings. She introduces us to what happens afterward – when the dust settles on the ruins – and shows what is needed for affected communities to gradually return to normal life.
In her powerful and moving memoir, the author connects experiences from her profession with her own life story, managing to find humanity, humor, and hope where many would see only despair.
Information
Author: Easthope Lucy
Publication date: September 26, 2025
Manufacturer: Respekt Media a.s.
Genres: Psychology, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Social sciences
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 229
ISBN/EAN: 9788090953864