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Unforgettable . . . a heartrending and unexpected marvel. -- San Francisco Chronicle A masterpiece of narrative reportage that balances Ehrlich's own reaction with the voices of the victims. -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune A haunting elegy and story of renewal in a world torn apart by disaster. . . . Ehrlich writes beautifully, with a poet's sensitivity. -- The Daily Beast Heartbreaking. . . . [Ehrlich brings] personal perspective to the vivid reporting about people whose lives and world were so utterly changed. . . . Accompanying [her] on these difficult but sometimes joyous journeys is reading that's often hard to bear, but too compelling to set aside. -- The Seattle Times Harrowing. . . . A sobering account of the human and environmental toll [of the tsunami]. . . . Readers of her book can witness the devastation through keen eyes. . . . The resilience of survivors is inspiring. -- The Economist It's not the numbers, the facts and figures, or the geology, but the stories that matter [in Facing the Wave ]. . . . Ehrlich is an observer of the natural world -- The Oregonian A riveting mosaic of reportage and reflection. -- Elle Brave. . . . The language is beautiful and frail. . . . Ehrlich tries to define the scope of the tragedy as a mosaic. Survivors' testimony, scientific measurements, personal journal entries and traditional Japanese poetry are arranged into artful fragments. -- Fredericksburg Freelance Star Ehrlich's book adds flesh and soul and spirit to the bare bones of news reporting, filling the void left by the media and reminding us that real people live behind the headlines. -- New York Journal of Books [Ehrlich's] focus is aftermath, how the survivors of Japan's March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami continue on past cataclysm. [She] collects their stories, tying them together thoughtfully, even musically, with poetry, science, and her own observations, to achieve a sort of universal empathy that comes from unimaginable circumstance. -- Santa Fe New Mexican Ehrlich is a lyrical and sensitive writer who has written about nature and her manifold mysteries. . . . Facing the Wave ends on a high and holy note of hope. -- Spirituality and Practice Magazine

Unforgettable . . . a heartrending and unexpected marvel. San Francisco Chronicle A masterpiece of narrative reportage that balances Ehrlich s own reaction with the voices of the victims. Minneapolis Star-Tribune A haunting elegy and story of renewal in a world torn apart by disaster. . . . Ehrlich writes beautifully, with a poet s sensitivity. The Daily Beast Heartbreaking. . . . [Ehrlich brings] personal perspective to the vivid reporting about people whose lives and world were so utterly changed. . . . Accompanying [her] on these difficult but sometimes joyous journeys is reading that s often hard to bear, but too compelling to set aside. The Seattle Times Harrowing. . . . A sobering account of the human and environmental toll [of the tsunami]. . . . Readers of her book can witness the devastation through keen eyes. . . . The resilience of survivors is inspiring. The Economist It s not the numbers, the facts and figures, or the geology, but the stories that matter [in Facing the Wave ]. . . . Ehrlich is an observer of the natural world The Oregonian A riveting mosaic of reportage and reflection. Elle Brave. . . . The language is beautiful and frail. . . . Ehrlich tries to define the scope of the tragedy as a mosaic. Survivors testimony, scientific measurements, personal journal entries and traditional Japanese poetry are arranged into artful fragments. Fredericksburg Freelance Star Ehrlich s book adds flesh and soul and spirit to the bare bones of news reporting, filling the void left by the media and reminding us that real people live behind the headlines. New York Journal of Books [Ehrlich s] focus is aftermath, how the survivors of Japan s March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami continue on past cataclysm. [She] collects their stories, tying them together thoughtfully, even musically, with poetry, science, and her own observations, to achieve a sort of universal empathy that comes from unimaginable circumstance. Santa Fe New Mexican Ehrlich is a lyrical and sensitive writer who has written about nature and her manifold mysteries. . . . Facing the Wave ends on a high and holy note of hope. Spirituality and Practice Magazine

Ehrlich offers always startling work that has deservedly won her a PEN New England's Henry David Thoreau Prize for excellence in nature writing...expect first-rate observation offered with intimate insight. - Library Journal Lyrical, meandering dispatches and eyewitness accounts from the devastation of the 2011 tsunami in Japan...Ehrlich renders the enormity of loss in a fashion comprehensible to her American readers...eloquent. - Kirkus Gifted, adventurous, and extolled nature writer Ehrlich has abiding connections to Japan, so she returned there soon after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami...Ehrlich's invaluable chronicle subtly raises questions about coastal disasters, global warming, and nuclear power as the beauty and precision of her prose and her profound and knowledgeable insights into nature's might and matters spiritual and cultural evoke a deep state of awe and sympathy. --Donna Seaman, Booklist Ms. Ehrlich's book adds flesh and soul and spirit to the bare bones of news reporting, filling the void left by the media and reminding us that real people live behind the headlines. - New York Journal of Books As Ehrlich concludes after her nine months there, 'We can see the pain of loss and swing the other way, encountering the unexpected joy of survival.' Her own account in this brief but unforgettable book is itself a heartrending and unexpected marvel. - San Francisco Chronicle Skilled reportage...As Ehrlich concludes, 'We can see the pain of loss and swing the other way, encountering the unexpected joy of survival.' Her own account, both harrowing and beautifully told, in this brief but unforgettable book is itself a heartrending and unexpected marvel. - Huffington Post Heartbreaking...[Ehrlich's] reverence for this Asian culture allows her to add personal perspective to the vivid reporting about people whose lives and world were so utterly changed...Accompanying Ehrlich on these difficult

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Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. She lives in Wyoming.

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