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Carol Shaben is an award winning journalist and author. Nominated as Canada's Best New Magazine writer, she is a recipient of two National Magazine Awards including a Gold Medal for Investigative Journalism.

"Into the Abyss" sold to Random House Canada within two hours and has been published in the US, UK, Brazil, Spain and Spanish speaking world. It is a National Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick, a BBC Radio Book of the Week and an Amazon.com Best Book of the Month. Publishers Weekly called Into the Abyss an "electrifying history", the Washington Post deemed it a "deep and satisfying book' and Kirkus Reviews described it as "a complex, chilling narrative rendered with depth and precision." Into the Abyss receive
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Carol Shaben Oh my gosh, Wilma, what a jolt it is to hear from you. I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. I didn't write a lot about her in the book, but did …moreOh my gosh, Wilma, what a jolt it is to hear from you. I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. I didn't write a lot about her in the book, but did write the account of Luella Wood—the woman who was at the High Prairie airport that night—about your father. It broke my heart to hear the story of him awaiting your mom's arrival, and to think of how your family must have suffered without your mom. I know my dad paid a visit to your home after the crash and I document this briefly in the book. What I can tell you with utter certainty is that your mom did not suffer. It was not apparent to the passengers that there was anything amiss on that plane in the moments before the crash. In fact, my dad said it felt as if the plane was descending for a normal landing when it clipped the trees. All of the passengers who died, except for one man, did so instantly, so that is a blessing of sorts. If you want to talk further, please send me your contact details via the contact form on my website: carolshaben.com and I'd be happy to speak and even to send you a copy of the book. My warmest regards to you, Wilma. (less)
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"2) Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop by Carol Shaben

One of my top reads of this year. Begins with the amazing account of the 1984 Wapiti Air plane crash in the wilderness of Albe" Read more of this review »
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"I could easily have read this book in one night - it was so hard to put it down. Several times I needed to stop and gather my emotions back from the edge. Carol has written this account of the tragic plane crash that took the life of, among others, G" Read more of this review »
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"Disturbing, yet ultimately satisfying for my soul. After reading this in the evenings, I found I could not sleep. Images of the subject matter haunted me. It has been over 40 years since my family was devastated by a tragic small plane crash that occ" Read more of this review »
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"Wow - this book moved me. I finished it yesterday and have found myself reflecting on it for the past 24 hours. As the title states, it's the true story of 4 men who are forever united by surviving a plane crash in rural northern Canada in the 80's, " Read more of this review »
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“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”
Carol Shaben, Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

“People talk about the right to life. I don’t talk about the right to life; I talk about the privilege it is to live because any one of us can be killed at any time. It is so easy and it happens so quick. So if you haven’t done the things that you’ve always wanted to do, it’s time to do them.”
Carol Shaben, Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

“kilometres of tundra. Summer days north of the 60th parallel—the “land of the midnight sun”—were almost endless.”
Carol Shaben, Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

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