The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond
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From Mahatma Gandhi and John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King and Leo Tolstoy, the works of Henry...
Midwinter Mysteries
Linda Stratmann, Cora Harrison, David Field, Graham Brack, Marilyn Todd, J. C. Briggs, Keith Moray, Seàn Gibbons, Gaynor Torrance and Kim Fleet
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Eleven authors. Eleven stories. One festive collection! Perfect for fans of crime fiction, short...
The Mistress Contract
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Inspired by the memoir The Mistress Contract by She and He For 30 years he has provided her with a...
Valley of the Moon
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In this captivating novel from the author of Wife 22, a woman who feels lost in her own time...
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The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods
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A commune hidden from the world. A terrible event. A lifetime of secrets to uncover. I've been...
Twisted: Steel Brothers Saga
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Ryan Steel, his world recently upended by an earth-shattering secret, now faces yet another...
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Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World
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'My favourite debut of 2017 ...as funny as it is poignant' Lena Dunham When Nell Stevens was given...
Powerful Destiny
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It is 850AD and Norse warrior Rolf lands on the shores of East Anglia determined to take revenge on...
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
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A timeless classic dealing with the complexity and hardships of relationships, addiction and faith....
Robert is an ex-FBI agent who's now the VP of Security for a foreign market firm in NYC. On September 11, 2001, he finds himself in side one of the Twin Towers as they are attacked, and he helps guide people down the stairs to safety. He's hailed as a hero, even has his picture shown all of the media, but this is just the start of a major turn of events for him.
All Robert wants to do is move past that day, but nobody will let him. Not even himself, considering he's now found himself infatuated with a woman he helped that day. She's half his age, has two kids, and he's married, for Christ's sake, but that doesn't stop the growing bond between them. How will all these new feelings affect Robert, especially when, whether he wants to admit it or not, he's still dealing with the stress of the attacks?
I must say, this story provides an insightful perspective on September 11th, as you get to see it through the eyes of someone who was not only there, but who also had to deal with the constant praise and pats on the back, even though so many others died around him. Not to mention, it's the start of what is probably a mid-life crisis; probably not such a great time to have it. The characters are interesting, as is the story, and you can definitely tell when Robert's starting to crack under everything going on. An interesting read, and I look forward to other works by this author.
4 stars