| Author | : Theresa Ann Severin |
| File Size | : 50,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : North Cross Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 January 2008 |
| ISBN | : 0979606209 |
| Pages | : 272 pages |
In the Wake of the Storm by Theresa Ann Severin Book PDF Summary
In one of life¿s unfathomable twists,on the afternoon of October 31, 1994¿a Halloween that was marked bynightmarish weather across theMidwest¿a turboprop plane boundfor Chicago crashed in a soybean fieldoutside the small town of Roselawn,Indiana. All sixty-eight people aboardAmerican Eagle Flight 4184 perished,including the author¿s thirty-seven year-old sister, Patty, and herfour-year-old nephew, Patrick.Instantaneously this tragedy createda ripple effect that grew to haveworldwide repercussions.In the Wake of the Storm is theastonishing story of the aftermath ofthat crash. It¿s a spellbinding andinspiring account of how the survivingfamilies, broken down by shock andgrief, found the strength to take astance against a flawed corporatesystem and effect change throughadvocacy and the passing of newlegislation that continues to benefitall passengers today.It is also a tale containingunexplainable occurrences that invitethe reader to explore a deepermeaning to life and the possibility ofan expanded world existing beyondwhat we can see and touch. WithinTheresa Severin¿s poignant account ofliving with loss, but not succumbingto it, is a universal message of hope.