Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.
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My Teaser for this week is from
Below The Water Line
Getting Out, Going Back, And Moving Forward In The Decade After Hurricane Katrina
by Lisa Karlin
My Teaser from page 74 in the Paperback.
The ill, the elderly, young children, and babies are especially vulnerable to the heat and poor living conditions that occur in the aftermath of a hurricane. The TV is filled with these images now. People push an old woman on a mattress across a flooded street. Lethargic, diaper-less babies are held in mother’s arms. These images make me want to turn away, but I cannot. I still cannot fathom that what I see is real, and that it is happening in the city in which I live.
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Synopsis
Lisa Karlin’s memoir describes her family’s hurricane evacuation experiences and all that followed in the decade after Hurricane Katrina. In August 2005, Lisa, her husband, thirteen-year-old daughter, eleven-year-old son, and two dogs evacuated New Orleans for what they thought would be a two-day “hurrication.” Her day-by-day account of the weeks that follow vividly chronicles the unprecedented displacement of thousands of Americans, and on a personal level, describes how her family makes the trifecta of major life decisions: where to live, where to work, and where to enroll their children in school. Lisa Karlin provides a personal commentary on how everyday life has been impacted by Katrina’s aftermath and how, a decade later, there are still lingering effects of one of the most devastating events in American history.
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Hurricane Katrina was such a devastating and ongoing experience. The book sounds like an interesting perspective. My Teaser
Between Katirna and Ivan, you can drive along and still see so much damage. There are evn boats still rotting a longs ways from the water.
I bet this is an eye-opener
Very much so! I stayed up late last night to read more and am paying for it this morning. LOL It brings back so many memories and there are pictures in the back that show the devastation in vivid color.
Would be eye-opening indeed to read a first-hand account from someone who lived it.
Here’s my Teaser: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/teaser-tuesdaysfirst-chapter-first_14.html
Wonderfully written too. You really are a part of it while reading.
Not sure this is a read for me but I hope your enjoying it. 🙂
I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one. Very much enjoying it and I’ll be reviewing it!
I remember watching these scenes on TV. I finally emailed one of the news organizations and suggested that they quick flying over to film, and use those helicopters to drop some food and water to the stranded people!
I’ll probably pick this on up.
Today my teaser is from When the Moon Is Low by Nadia Hashimi.
Good for you. I was yelling at my TV about this! Such a FUBAR!
I really should read this one. I’ve read a ton of fiction lately about New Orleans after Katrina. The teaser on my adult blog this week comes from the steampunk mystery – Bronze Gods by A. A. Aguirre. Happy reading!
I’m tearing through this one. You can drive anywhere here and still see the devastation.
This book sounds incredible! I love the teaser that you chose. Thanks for visiting my blog 🙂
I had so many teasers to choose from. I’ll probably share more in my review:)
Thanks for making me aware of this one. I only have one friend who lives in New Orleans. They were lucky in that their house was on a bit higher ground and survived. She left and had relatives to stay with. Her husband stayed because of his job.
My TT today is the 13th Harry Bosch novel: https://madamevauquer.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/the-overlook-by-michael-connelly/
Such a tragic situation. This book gives you a personal, up close, glimpse into how it was.
Wow, I’ve never heard of this book before but it sounds really interesting. Hope you’re enjoying it.
My TT: https://thebookbrief.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/teaser-tuesday-17/
I was thrilled to be given an opportunity to read it. I’m enjoying it a lot.
It is true of most tragedies!
mine: https://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/teaser-tuesday-diplomatic-immunity/
Yes, it is. I was glued to my TV after this happened. Couldn’t believe it was so botched.
Sounds like a book that will pull on the heart strings.
That and make you so frustrated and mad at how it was handled.
Wow! Sounds like something bad happened there! Hope you enjoy it!
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Oh yeah, It was beyond bad. It was a shame how it was handled.
I can’t imagine the horrors experienced.
Me either. We were lucky that it didn’t do much damage in our area.
I remember seeing the devastation on tv even from all the way here in Australia the situation must have been horrendous to live though.
I can’t begin to imagine how bad it was for those people.
The devastation of Kathrina was felt across the world, but I imagine it must have been so much worse seeing those same images when actually knowing the city.
And knowing people there! It was so tragic and such a mess afterwards. You can still see destruction today.
Wow, this looks like a powerful book, telling a story that affected so many people.
Great choice, and excellent teaser.
And it’s still affecting many. I know people who never went back.
Hurricanes are terrifying. I grew up in south Florida and it was just an accepted part of life that your house could possibly wash away every year during hurricane season. Katrina was one of the worst things I had ever seen, way worse than any hurricanes I had ever been affected by. This tells a much needed perspective for people who don’t know or understand. Thanks for sharing!
I live on the Gulf Coast and know what you mean about hurricanes being a part of our life. Ivan hit me way worse than Katrina did. Unless they’ve experienced a bad one, people can’t imagine it.
Oh my, that is terrible. Sounds like a powerfully written memoir.