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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Beyond the Wave : A Tsunami Survivor's Story
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'On 26 December 2004, honeymooner Trisha Broadbridge and her husband, Melbourne footballer Troy, stepped on to the beach of Phi Phi Island - a stunning Thai resort. Moments later they were engulfed by the deadly tsunami and Troy, along with thousands of others in the region, was swept to his death.

This is Trisha's amazing story of how she survived that day and the agonising months that followed as she grappled to come to terms with her loss. Yet even as she crumbled inside, she was determined to create something good out of the devastation. Trisha had a troubled childhood, and she and Troy had often talked about setting up a Trust to start a school in Thailand. Together with the help of the Melbourne Football Club and Reach, Trisha is raising funds through the Broadbridge Foundation to reconstruct the Phi Phi Island School in memory of Troy and the other lives lost on that Boxing Day.

Beyond the Wave is more than just an account of this horrific event and its aftermath. It's a portrait of a young woman who's faced many challenges. It's about finding the love of her life and making sacrifices as a footballer's wife'; it's about finding a way forward through grief. Trisha's story is one of gritty determination to create something that would honour her husband and bring hope to a shattered community.' (Publisher's description)

Notes

  • Dedication:

    I want to know if you can get up

    after the night of grief and despair,

    weary or bruised to the bone,

    and do what needs to be done for the children.

    It doesn't interest me where or what or with

    whom you have studied.

    I want to know what sustains you from the

    inside when all else falls away.

    I want to know if you can be alone with yourself

    and if you truly like the company you keep in

    empty moments.

    From 'The Invitation' by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2005 .
      Extent: 209p., [12] p. of platesp.
      Description: col. illus., maps
      ISBN: 1741148065
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Works about this Work

In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of Beyond the Wave : A Tsunami Survivor's Story Trisha Broadbridge , Jon Carnegie , 2005 single work autobiography ; The Accidental Renovator : A Paris Story Barbara Biggs , 2005 single work autobiography ; Not Wrong Just Different : Observations on the Rise of Contemporary Australian Theatre Katharine Brisbane , 2005 single work criticism ; Airmail : Three Women : Letters from Five Continents Kate Fitzpatrick , 2005 single work autobiography ; 'Men and Women of Australia!' : Our Greatest Modern Speeches 2005 anthology prose
Trisha Broadbridge Tells : Public Bravery, Private Hell Trisha Broadbridge , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 30 October 2005; (p. 14)
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of Beyond the Wave : A Tsunami Survivor's Story Trisha Broadbridge , Jon Carnegie , 2005 single work autobiography ; The Accidental Renovator : A Paris Story Barbara Biggs , 2005 single work autobiography ; Not Wrong Just Different : Observations on the Rise of Contemporary Australian Theatre Katharine Brisbane , 2005 single work criticism ; Airmail : Three Women : Letters from Five Continents Kate Fitzpatrick , 2005 single work autobiography ; 'Men and Women of Australia!' : Our Greatest Modern Speeches 2005 anthology prose
Trisha Broadbridge Tells : Public Bravery, Private Hell Trisha Broadbridge , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 30 October 2005; (p. 14)
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Subjects:
  • c
    Thailand,
    c
    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 2004-2005
Settings:
  • c
    Thailand,
    c
    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 2004-2005
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