{"id":29718,"date":"2025-09-18T22:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/29718\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:29:07","slug":"local-author-explores-stories-of-those-who-survived-helene-in-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/29718\/","title":{"rendered":"Local author explores stories of those who survived Helene in new book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Close Icon\" class=\"styles-module_closeButtonSVG__Ea1L\" src=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/resources\/defaults\/news_3.0\/icons\/ui\/sbg-close-black.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 A local author is releasing a new book with the stories of people who survived Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p>The author Julianne Rhodes grew up in Canton and still lives there part-time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/helene-one-year-later\/asheville-artist-post-hurricane-helene-river-arts-district-foundation-studios-pink-dog-creative-depot-street-displaced-paintings-rad\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/helene-one-year-later\/asheville-artist-post-hurricane-helene-river-arts-district-foundation-studios-pink-dog-creative-depot-street-displaced-paintings-rad\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ASHEVILLE ARTIST FINDS HOPE NEARLY A YEAR POST-HELENE AT THE PINK DOG CREATIVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Rhodes released a book called &#8216;Mountain Tsunamis&#8217; that told the stories of people who were impacted by Tropical Storm Fred in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>When Helene hit western North Carolina a month after Rhodes released &#8216;Mountain Tsunamis&#8217;, readers requested a follow-up book.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hurricane Helene took some beautiful, beautiful people from us, and this book is in memory of all the people who passed away during Helene,&#8221; Rhodes said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/newsletter-daily\/rad-rendezvous-new-hope-visibility-artists-ashevilles-river-arts-district-radical-hotel-ribbon-cutting-hurricane-helene-artists-community-support-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/newsletter-daily\/rad-rendezvous-new-hope-visibility-artists-ashevilles-river-arts-district-radical-hotel-ribbon-cutting-hurricane-helene-artists-community-support-visibility\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NEW ART STUDIO RAD RENDEZVOUS OPENS, A STEP FORWARD FOR ASHEVILLE&#8217;S CREATIVES POST-HELENE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rhodes says the book is not only about loss, but it also provides stories about rescues, volunteers, and survivors.<\/p>\n<p>If interested in purchasing Mountain Tsunamis II, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FMQ1PH3R?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;bestFormat=true&amp;titleSource=true&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawM5WDpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrZ3kzR2hMWkJ4U1FNSUR6AR743qSAScqX2241VO4hcsbzfce2PQ45LgRrciFEt3_NrvlRH1uJjk65XSFIWA_aem_yah9Zl409Ic3Y7RXLuziDQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FMQ1PH3R?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_1435PH3D7HDSYQD4EX6H&amp;bestFormat=true&amp;titleSource=true&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawM5WDpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrZ3kzR2hMWkJ4U1FNSUR6AR743qSAScqX2241VO4hcsbzfce2PQ45LgRrciFEt3_NrvlRH1uJjk65XSFIWA_aem_yah9Zl409Ic3Y7RXLuziDQ\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ASHEVILLE, N.C. 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