Summary of Emma Carey's The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

By IRB Media

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#1 I was jumping out of a helicopter with a parachute, and it was fantastic. I was enraptured by the picturesque ground below.

#2 I was jumping out of a helicopter with a parachute, and I was terrified. I didn’t want to die. I wanted to live. The fear was palpable.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350030976

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was enraptured by the picturesque ground below me as I fell. I was flying. Everything seemed so clear. I was meant to be there.

#2

I was about to die. I had been high up in a parachute jump, and as I fell towards the ground, I noticed the parachute. It hadn’t opened, and I was about to crash. I wanted to live, and the longing was palpable.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was in a skydiving accident, and I landed on my stomach with my instructor strapped to me, so his weight was pinning me to the ground. I didn’t know how I was going to get out of there, but I knew it was up to me to go and search for help.

#2

I had only been on the ground for seconds, but time seemed to be moving slowly. I was petrified of dying, so I didn’t think there could be anything worse than death. Now I feared that my life would be far too long.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

When you’re overseas, it can feel like your real life doesn’t impact your inconsequential overseas life. You can feel like you’re in a make-believe world and what happens while you’re away doesn’t impact your real life back home.

#2

The first person to arrive on the scene was a policeman, who spoke little English. He began questioning Jemma’s instructor, while another policeman sat down beside me and held my hand. I squeezed his fingers as hard as I could, trying to pull courage from him.

Insights from Chapter 4

#1

When I was rushed into the hospital, the doctors immediately started cutting my clothes off with scissors. I was in the middle of the emergency room, surrounded by patients and visitors, but I was entirely alone.

#2

I had an MRI scan, and while the experience was scary, I felt a sense of calm. The enclosed space created a sense of safety and comfort, and the noises were loud enough to drown out my terror.

#3

I woke up later in a dark room. A nurse came to my side and told me that I had just come out of surgery, and the drowsiness I was feeling was from the anaesthetic. I asked the nurse to help me call my boyfriend, but she didn’t know how to call back home.

#4

I suddenly found myself in a different room. I didn’t think I was in the emergency department or recovery anymore; it looked like a place where you stay for