Synopsis
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, an occasion that is sure to be observed around the world. But among the memorials, political speeches, and news editorials, the most pressing consideration- and often the most overlooked-is the lives and well-being of the 9/11 first responders, their families, and the victims' families over the past decade.
Dennis Smith, a former firefighter and the author of the bestselling Report from Ground Zero, addresses this important topic in a series of interviews with the heroes and families of those most affected by the tragedy either through feats of bravery in the rescue efforts or heroic bearing up in the face of unimaginable loss. Smith provides an intimate look at a terrible moment in history and its challenging and difficult aftermath, allowing these survivors to share their stories of loss, endurance, and resilience in their own words. A Decade of Hope is an honest and vitally important look at a decade in the lives of those for whom a national tragedy was a devastatingly personal ordeal.
About Dennis Smith
See more books from this AuthorFrom a Manhattan high-school principal whose unshakable faith kept her strong, to grief-stricken widows, brothers, sisters and countless families fractured by devastating losses, Smith consistently wrings moving humanity from each contributor’s story.
Aug 15 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...Smith absents himself from the dialogue, allowing the bookâs focus to remain solely on his diverse narrators, whose essays combine to offer a message of surprising hope and renewal: Akiko Takahashi, who lost her father, volunteers at the WTC visitor center, giving tours and sharing her story;
Aug 08 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 is upon us, and with it the culmination of a decade that has seen an outpouring of books on the events of that horrific day.
Aug 23 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...The stories they gathered create a touching history of how people from New York City rose to the challenges presented by 9/11 and how they have honored friends and loved ones they lost on that day.
Sep 11 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...One man remembers that on that fateful day while searching for his own son, he suddenly realized that everywhere “guys were looking for their fathers, and fathers were looking for their sons…” When asked how he now feels about the events of 9/11, he responds, “Some days it feels like it was twent...
Sep 08 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...Instead, there are just intensely personal stories of what it has been like for these people - people who lost someone they loved or, in some unimaginably devastating cases, several someones - since 9/11.
Sep 02 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...Though all the people interviewed for "A Decade of Hope: Stories of Grief and Endurance from 9/11 Families and Friends" by Dennis Smith with Deirdre Smith share the loss of a loved during the terror attacks of Sept.
Sep 16 2011 | Read Full Review of A Decade of Hope: Stories of ...An aggregated and normalized score based on 16 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes