In 'Wave,' Sonali Deraniyagala presents a heart-rending memoir of survival and loss. The book unfolds with the events of December 26, 2004, when Sonali becomes a sole survivor from her family of the devastating tsunami that struck Sri Lanka. Within these pages lies an unflinching narrative of the sheer will to live amid the shambles of lost loved ones. Sonali's journey traverses through the starkness of grief, holding a mirror to the resilience of the human spirit as she reconciles the past with the memory of her husband, sons, and parents—continuing to find a place for them in a world they left too soon.