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Surviving White Island

By: Kelsey Waghorn
Narrated by: Kelsey Waghorn
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Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption.


""I heard someone say, 'Wow!' And someone else exclaimed, 'Look at that!' I had my back to the crater. I turned around. The moment I saw it, I knew what was happening.

The island was erupting. An enormous black-and-grey plume was rising above the island, already higher than the peak. It was beautiful actually, set against the bright blue sky.

Kelsey Waghorn, a guide on Whakaari White Island on that ill-fated day in December 2019, tells her story for the first time, from physical rehab for her life-threatening burns to her mental struggle with PTSD.

Written by a brave and powerful woman with a wicked sense of humour, this is an uplifting story of strength, perseverance, acceptance and hope.

 Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Environment Grief & Loss Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Personal Development Science Women Feel-Good Natural Disaster
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What a physical and emotional journey this young woman has been on . Couldn’t stop listening to this brave lady’s account of her ordeal. Anyone that has gone through such an ordeal and has come out the other side to be able to tell her story is worth listening to.

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