Andrew Goss Bücher

When traumatised aid worker John Cousins arrives in north-east Africa he hopes to find a sense of personal peace among a gentle people rebuilding their lives following a bitter and prolonged war.

A devastating earthquake strikes without warning, sweeping away the fragile infrastructure of Pakistan's Himalayan sub-ranges within a few seconds, claiming the lives of thousands of people and leaving millions without shelter just as the bitter winter is moving in...