Telegraph Book Club: When the Dust Settles

Join our panel of experts as they discuss recovery and grief in the aftermath of disaster. Host Peter Stanford is joined by Lucy Easthope, Heathcliff O’Malley and Jelena Watkins.
Peter Stanford | Host
Peter is an award-winning feature writer at The Telegraph, a broadcaster, and author. He is best known for his biographies and books on the history, theology and cultural significance of religious ideas.
Lucy Easthope | Author of When the Dust Settles OUT NOW
Lucy has advised on numerous major disasters of the past two decades. Her work challenges others to think differently about what comes next after tragic events and how to plan for future ones. Lucy is a Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham and a Fellow in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the University of Bath.
Heathcliff O’Malley | Photojournalist
Heathcliff has worked as a photojournalist for The Telegraph for the past 25 years, covering breaking news, politics and features worldwide. He was on the ground in New York on the day of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
Jelena Watkins | Psychotherapist
Jelena is a psychotherapist specialising in trauma and disaster mental health. She has trained professionals in the field of collective trauma and is a co-founder of Centre for Collective Trauma, a collaborative network of professionals specialising in psychosocial aspects of collective grief, loss, trauma and disasters.