Sarah's Story

Surviving the Tsunami

J D Carswell

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FriesenPress
28 March 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Adventure; Social impact of disasters

With her adventure cut short in the wake of a tsunami, Sarah finds herself separated from her kayaking companions, adrift in the ocean as the initial shock of what has occurred floods her.

Worried about the fate of her companions as she's rescued, Sarah begins the first leg of her adventure under the guidance and kindness of the people of the West Coast. In the wake of the disaster, Sarah witnesses the devastation the natural disaster has caused as tiny ports and villages lay in the wreckage while survivors try to locate their family and friends.

Learning her kayaking companions are alive, Sarah's focus turns to her home city of Victoria and to her family. Making the arduous journey back home, she finds her once prestigious city half-destroyed along with her childhood home. Relying on her resilience and strength, Sarah digs deep as she faces the worst of humanity, slowly losing hope in what the future will bring.

As her community begins to adjust to their new normal, Sarah starts to awaken under the guidance of old friends and new. As they lean upon each other for support, Sarah decides to join her kayaking companion once again to complete their journey of Circumnavigating the Island in memory of all that they lost and all that they are about to find.

Sarah's Story - Surviving the Tsunami is an endearing tale of personal survival and strength, bringing to light the importance of family and friends.

By: J D Carswell
Imprint: FriesenPress
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9781038339850
ISBN 10: 1038339855
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 28 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah's Story - Surviving the Tsunami is the second novel by John Davis Carswell, a follow-up to his debut novel, The Big One. A retired high school teacher, past trawler deckhand, and an outdoor hobbyist, Mr. Carswell co-founded and ran an outdoor education program in the Comox Valley, British Columbia. Mr. Carswell currently resides in Comox, British Columbia, with his wife of forty-four years. Together they raised four children and a variety of animals on their homestead. John volunteers in the hospital and as a bird handler at Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) in Merville