Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to neighbours and leading the community clean-up. But soon she discovers that it's not only familiar buildings and landscapes that have vanished - it's friends and acquaintances too. As the earth keeps shaking day after day, can Lyla find a way to cope with her new reality?
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Diese Serie befasst sich mit den komplexen Welten der Wahrnehmung und Identität durch fesselnde Erzählungen. Jeder Teil bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive und lädt die Leser ein, darüber nachzudenken, wie wir uns selbst und andere sehen. Die Geschichten sind oft emotional berührend und erforschen tiefgreifende menschliche Themen. Es ist eine literarische Reise, die die Nuancen der menschlichen Erfahrung enthüllt.



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