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- Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
- Number of Pages: 208
- ISBN: 1582435278
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113308458
- Release Date: September 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #317772 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #36869 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #930 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Waiting for Rescue" by Lucy Honig to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Waiting for Rescue"Browse more products related to "Lucy Honig"Review"In prose alternately lyrical and pragmatic, Lucy Honig evokes above all the chaotic sense of vertigo that comes from suddenly feeling a shrinking Earth spin uncontrollably under our feet." Publisher's noteChronicles the turmoil of an American teacher who must deal with her grief and sense of impending violence in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and how she is affected by the different people in her life. Wry and observant, Waiting for Rescue evokes a world turned upside down after the events of 9/11 as seen through the eyes of an American woman who, though far from the path of the hijacked planes, is thrown into turmoil nevertheless. As a teacher in Boston working with health professionals from around the world, her sudden grief and sense of impending violence gradually pervade every facet of her life, and change forever her understanding of the "good works" her colleagues and students believe they do. In Honig's global landscape, the paths of vastly different people crisscross with the narrator's: a Muslim family in America dealing with cancer, then ethnic profiling; an aging researcher hoping to make his mark in bioterror's next big thing; a feisty girl in Kenya whose parents have AIDS; a nerdy high school teacher who commits a terrible crime that returns to haunt, decades later; men who agree to use condoms and men who don't. Everywhere the author takes us--the classroom and the bedroom, in hallways of hospitals and the offices of ambitious researchers, in the slums of Nairobi and the streets of Boston, at office parties and bedside vigils--events intersect in a unique commentary on the imbalances of our times. AnnotationLucy Honig charts the spread of terror from the events of 9/11 in this novel about a Boston woman who experiences an abnormally intense reaction to the attacks, causing her to question the relevance of the charity and compassion she has witnessed and participated in. If You Enjoy "Waiting for Rescue (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Waiting for Rescue (Paperback)" by Lucy Honig (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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