Cristina Matta

Never Shaken Cristina Matta

Cristina Matta takes us past the headlines of unthinkable earthquakes to tell the incredible stories of human response. Through her work as an ESL Instructor, Cristina learned the stories of these eleven women and encouraged them to share the stories of perseverance for her book. These stories shared by dynamic souls of earthquake survival illuminate the need to remember those lost and to build homes that withstand earthquakes. The women tell their tales and describe the strength needed to survive the earthquakes of Kashmir, Peru, Pakistan, Turkey, and Japan; sharing their innermost thoughts. How did they react?How did the trauma affect the women?Would they be heroes, survivors, or thrivers?Would it ultimately change their lives? Join Cristina and these 11 women as they tell their stories and help to bring light to the organizations that can help build change in these countries torn by natural disasters. Readers of "The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why" by Amanda Ripley might enjoy the ability to dig deeper into the survival stories of the locals as they experienced these earth-shattering quakes.