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When the Dust Settles

The gripping behind-the-scenes story from the UK's top disaster planner -A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Lucy Easthope author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:31st Mar '22

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TELEGRAPH AND THE NEW STATESMAN

"A marvellous book" Rev Richard Coles
"Gripping... filled with compassion." Sunday Times
"Remarkable... hopeful and uplifting." Mail on Sunday
"An antidote to despair" Daily Mirror
"Enthralling... vivid and humane" Observer
"Exemplary" New Statesman

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.

Lucy takes us behind the police tape to scenes of chaos, and into government briefing rooms where confusion can reign. She also looks back at the many losses and loves of her life and career, and tells us how we can all build back after disaster.

When the Dust Settles lifts us up, showing that humanity, hope and humour can - and must - be found on the darkest days.

Never less than reassuringly humane... She shows and tells and, vitally, cares. * Telegraph *
An unlikely superhero... this gripping memoir is full of compassion. A remarkable insight into the decisions involved in disaster planning. * Sunday Times *
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 *
The disasters recalled here often read like short stories, each of them filled with high drama, surreal twists and mysteries to be solved. * Guardian *
'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 *
An essential, uplifting read, brimming with humanity, humility and humour. * Sue Black *
An entirely unique vision of the human experience * Irish Times *
Candid, unsettling and darkly funny * Sunday Post *
Poignant, funny, analytical and profoundly humane * Perspective Magazine *
Dauntless and forthright * TLS *
Deeply humane, occasionally unsettling, and strangely uplifting * Irish Business Post *
A book of horror and hope, written with rare humanity. * John Sutherland *
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 *
Her sensitive and profoundly moral book explores how human beings can preserve their resilience and live with loss. * New Statesman *
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 *
An inspiring memoir.Easthope advises, supports and helps to rebuild lives. * Yorkshire Post *
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 *
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 *
Never less than reassuringly humane... She shows and tells and, vitally, cares. * Telegraph *
An unlikely superhero... this gripping memoir is full of compassion. A remarkable insight into the decisions involved in disaster planning. * Sunday Times *
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 *
The disasters recalled here often read like short stories, each of them filled with high drama, surreal twists and mysteries to be solved. * Guardian *
'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 *
An essential, uplifting read, brimming with humanity, humility and humour. * Sue Black *
An entirely unique vision of the human experience * Irish Times *
Candid, unsettling and darkly funny * Sunday Post *
Poignant, funny, analytical and profoundly humane * Perspective Magazine *
Dauntless and forthright * TLS *
Deeply humane, occasionally unsettling, and strangely uplifting * Irish Business Post *
A book of horror and hope, written with rare humanity. * John Sutherland *
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 *
Her sensitive and profoundly moral book explores how human beings can preserve their resilience and live with loss. * New Statesman *
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 *
An inspiring memoir.Easthope advises, supports and helps to rebuild lives. * Yorkshire Post *
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 *
Outstanding... a 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 *

ISBN: 9781529358247

Dimensions: 236mm x 162mm x 30mm

Weight: 510g

304 pages