Turbulence A True Story of Survival (Audible Audio Edition) Annette Herfkens Marguerite Vine Audible Studios Books
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A riveting, inspirational true story of an incredibly resilient woman who broke professional barriers as a Dutch banker, was the sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474, found love after the loss of her fiancé, and continues to raise her autistic son, never wavering in her optimism.
On the morning of November 14, 1992, Annette Herfkens, a top Dutch banker (and one of the few female international bond traders on Wall Street), packed her luggage for a romantic getaway with her longtime fiancé, Willem. At 625 that morning, Annette and Willem boarded a plane out of Ho Chi Minh City, with 23 other passengers and six crew members, excited to finally have a vacation together. Six minutes before landing, flying at speed of 300 miles per hour, the plane lost altitude and crashed along a mountain ridge in the jungle of Vietnam.
At first Annette heard the voices of other passengers, but soon they went quiet. Annette was the only survivor. For eight days she lay injured and alone, with only rainwater to sustain her. Presumed dead, her obituary made it into local newspapers. What followed is an incredible story of survival, mystery, and the endurance of spirit.
Even after surviving and learning to cope with her harrowing experience, Annette's biggest life challenge began years later, when her son Maxi was diagnosed with autism. As she weathered the joys and challenges of raising Maxi, Annette often called upon the profound insights she learned during those eight days, viewing every turbulent event in her life with the unflinching optimism of a true survivor.
This is an inspiring account of one woman's journey and perseverance, as a plane-crash survivor and even more so as a devoted mother to her autistic son, but also of discovering strength and beauty in unexpected places.
Turbulence A True Story of Survival (Audible Audio Edition) Annette Herfkens Marguerite Vine Audible Studios Books
A refreshing, enlightening and poignant story, I highly recommend Turbulence to anyone who haa lived, loved, lost, or who has not yet experienced any of this,Product details
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Turbulence A True Story of Survival (Audible Audio Edition) Annette Herfkens Marguerite Vine Audible Studios Books Reviews
"The Jungle cacophony has become a symphony. Of silence. I belong without past or future. I am within the moment....a moment that gives me peace, unity, and joy; a moment within something greater than my own life...." This is a quote from Annette Herfkens' sensitive, insightful and hopeful account of the many turbulences in her life. Through flashbacks she recounts how she was the sole survivor of a airplane crash in the jungle of Vietnam. And yes, it is a story of survival but even more than that it is a story of transformation, of acceptance that we don't have any control over life. All we have control over is how we react to what life brings to us. In her poetic, self-deprecating and also Dutch down-to-earthness style Annette shares with us a deeply personal story. A story of loss and gain. Loss of her great love and loss of false expectations. The gain is her acceptance of reality of life and of her son's autism, the fact that there is nothing she can do to change that for him but to celebrate in his joy and love of life. With great humanity and love she describes that life is a duality. You can't have light without darkness. It is her"Jungle Moment" that will sustain Annette in later turbulences in her life. Annette's memoir is such an amazingly beautiful and touching story. I am so grateful she shared her story with the world. Already my copy is full of earmarks and underlining of passages. This will be a book I will reread and refer to again and again
Fabulous
Well told memoir of a courageous life.
Excellent story
Not your typical survivor story but then, there is no such thing as typical other than she survived. It was pretty good but wasn't what I had hoped it to be.
The descriptions are so real that I almost felt like I live those moments. I liked the positive attitude despite all the hardship of the authors life.
I can't say I enjoyed reading this book but it was a fascinating read. I made the mistake of taking it with me when I flew, not a great plan. This is not a great book to take with you when you are traveling by plane. It's an amazingly hard, sad but beautiful story. I especially loved reading the author's daughter's perspective.
A refreshing, enlightening and poignant story, I highly recommend Turbulence to anyone who haa lived, loved, lost, or who has not yet experienced any of this,
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