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It was all so unexpected. Twenty seconds and then silence. I began phoning out, 'Can anyone notice me?' - nothing but silence. Over the next few time I read hysterical sobbing and folks clapping as others were rescued. I possibly could hear engines, drilling and what sounded like sledgehammers - when the sounds travelled away I bothered they weren't coming back.' - Ann Bodkin, stuck for 25 time The Canterbury earthquake of February 2011 altered surroundings, history, & most importantly, human being lives. Many perished and the lives of hundreds were upended. In Trapped, Martin van Beynen documents with awareness and unerring detail the personal experiences of more than thirty quake survivors - before, after and during the function - in their own words. Simultaneously poignant, remarkable and enthralling, their experiences track record a defining moment in time in Canterbury's record and testify to the courage and heroism of everyday people.