The Left Wing

di Bloom Tizora (Autore)

Bloom Tizora, 2026

The world remembers January 3, 2023, as a day of staggering statistics. They remember the number 400—the souls who boarded Rhodesian Airways Flight RA-402 in the sweltering heat of Nairobi. They remember the number 399—the tally of the dead that turned a routine holiday return into a global day of mourning for Britain and France. But for me, the only number that has ever mattered is One. One wing that held together while the rest of the fuselage disintegrated. One seat, 14A, that remained anchored to a jagged piece of floor. One heartbeat that continued to pulse in the absolute, terrifying silence of an African field while the world around it burned. I was twenty-three years old when I became "The Miracle of Nairobi." Before the engines failed, I was a girl defined by the surface of things—by the drape of a silk dress, the angle of a jawline, and the pursuit of a magazine cover. I was a model, a creature of light and artifice. Seven minutes of terror stripped that version of me away, leaving behind someone I didn't recognize: a survivor, a heroine, and an overnight millionaire. This book is not a celebratory account of beating the odds. To call my survival a "miracle" is to suggest that the three hundred and ninety-nine people sitting around me—the French couple who showed me photos of lions, the British rugby team, the mother with the plush elephant—were not worthy of one. I did not survive because I was stronger, faster, or more blessed. I survived because of a quirk of physics and a few millimeters of reinforced steel. In the year since the crash, my face has been on every screen from London to Tokyo. I have been used as a symbol of hope by corporations and a vessel for grief by a mourning public. I have watched my bank account swell with what I can only describe as blood money, and I have felt the crushing weight of fifty million people watching me wait for a breakdown that seemed inevitable. The Left Wing is the truth behind the headlines. It is the story of the "Seven Minutes of Terror," the harrowing reality of survivor's guilt, and the complicated journey of turning a tragedy into a legacy. I am no longer the girl who just wanted to be seen. I am a woman who carries the shadows of the 399, and this is our story.

• Autore: Bloom Tizora
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Bloom Tizora
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798233687099